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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Texas

26 Colleges
$69,078 Avg Salary
$22,719 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 4,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for engineering students. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college 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 Engineering Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for engineering students. 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 The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for engineering students. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for 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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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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#9

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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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 engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,548
Oklahoma 481
New Mexico 359

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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