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2023 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas

12 Colleges
$70,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree School for You

With 490 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #33 most popular major in Texas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our analysis found Rice University to be the best school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Texas. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 88
Oklahoma 47
New Mexico 33

One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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