2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 6,042 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the civil eng doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin also made our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Southwest Region . OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.
UTEP graduate students pay an average of $16,621 in tuition and fees each year.
Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rice are $49,941 per year.
Rice not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 a year.
Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
SMU graduate students pay an average of $35,802 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SMU also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University Report
Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 490 |
| Arizona | 88 |
| Oklahoma | 47 |
| New Mexico | 33 |
More Civil Engineering Rankings in the Southwest Region
Civil Engineering Related Majors for Civil Eng
One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 13 schools only.
- 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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