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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$18,746 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,783 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Civil Engineering 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 value 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 Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools

$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best value school in Texas for civil engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

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$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Texas. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Austin are $11,752 a year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Texas rankings.

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$9,388 Average Tuition & Fees

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Texas list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tyler.

UT Tyler undergraduate students pay an average of $9,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $9,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Texas ranking.

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$9,892 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M Kingsville are $9,892 a year.

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$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value civil engineering programs. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $9,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 15% of our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Texas ranking.

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$11,727 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

UT Arlington undergraduate students pay an average of $11,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,231 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTSA are $9,231 per year.

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$9,541 Average Tuition & Fees

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. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $9,541 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value 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.

  • 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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