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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$15,074 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

Check out the civil eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #5.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Tyler are $8,110 a year.

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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 # 3 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Austin are $12,050 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for civil eng in Texas.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UH graduate students pay an average of $9,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $6,157 per year.

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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTEP are $7,166 a year.

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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 value schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

UT Arlington graduate students pay an average of $10,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

UTSA graduate students pay an average of $9,479 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $8,333 per year.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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