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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

12 Ranked Colleges
409 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Civil Engineering is the 45th most popular major in the country with 21,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 1,783 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,279 and $20,950 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 409 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 105 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

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#9 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree civil eng students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Tyler has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Tyler are $16,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 20 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree civil eng students whose families make $0-$30k list, UTSA has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 27 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 111 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

Full UT Arlington Civil Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066.

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#3 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.

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References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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