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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Texas

13 Colleges
$60,783 Avg Salary
$22,162 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Texas to see which 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 Colleges.

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 Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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Out of the 13 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 city of Austin.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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Best 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 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.

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