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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Texas

12 Colleges
$60,783 Avg Salary
$22,162 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Civil Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for civil eng majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in Texas for civil engineering students. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Out of the 12 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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Out of the 12 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 12 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. 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

Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly 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. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best civil engineering programs. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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