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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Texas

13 Colleges
$60,698 Avg Salary
$16,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 147 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #86 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. 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 General Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Colleges.

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our analysis found Lamar University to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Lamar University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for general engineering students. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Texas list. 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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#4

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Texas list. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Prairie View.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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West Texas A&M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best General Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 135
Oklahoma 62
New Mexico 56

One of 39 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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