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2021 Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
1,502 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,023 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in civil eng. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Texas A&M University - College Station has taken the #1 spot in this year's civil engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region list.

About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. 9,943 of Texas A&M College Station students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population. UT Austin also made our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. There are roughly 3,479 part time students in attendance at UT Austin.

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3

The University of Texas at Arlington earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population. UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region list.

About 1.4% of UT Arlington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. About 22,217 of the students at UT Arlington are attending part time.

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Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 22,394 students take at least one class online at Texas Tech. About 7,077 of the students at Texas Tech are attending part time.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. 8,480 of ASU - Tempe students are attending part time.

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University of Houston landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston. UH not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. 13,663 of UH students are attending part time.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at University of Oklahoma is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,433 students take at least one class online at University of Oklahoma. There are roughly 6,082 part time students in attendance at University of Oklahoma.

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University of Arizona earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 1.6% of University of Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.

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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Tyler as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at UT Tyler is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,443 students at UT Tyler that take at least one class online. 4,126 of UT Tyler students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at San Antonio as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UTSA is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,824 students at UTSA that take at least one class online. About 10,436 of the students at UTSA are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,188
Arizona 241
Oklahoma 91
New Mexico 80

Civil Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 16 schools only.

References

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