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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Texas

9 Ranked Colleges
113 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 21,561 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 113 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 33 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’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 The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #2 spot on the list. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #3 spot on the list. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 7 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’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 UH are $18,689.

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#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 26 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’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 University - College Station are $22,743.

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#5 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’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 Tech University are $17,530.

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#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’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 SMU are $47,478.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University

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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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