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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

20 Colleges
$60,030 Avg Salary
$22,313 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region 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 very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #7, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

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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 20 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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