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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor'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 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas 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.

About 19% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Out of the 9 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 very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 34 students majoring in civil eng at UT Austin, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in Texas. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Of the 25 students majoring in civil eng at UT Arlington, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 9 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in civil eng at UH, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 9 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Of the 6 students majoring in civil eng at Texas Tech, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

About 20% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

Women make up 67% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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#7

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice 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 #7 on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 9 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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