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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular 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 were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Civil Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for civil eng majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in civil eng at Texas A&M College Station, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 29% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Women make up 36% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Full Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

About 55% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 45% are male.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region 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 school with a very large student population.

Women make up 44% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Women make up 17% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Women make up 50% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

Of the 5 students majoring in civil eng at UTEP, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

About 67% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 33% are male.

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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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