2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Civil Engineering is the 50th most popular major in the country with 21,388 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $63,364 and had an average of $24,364 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,298 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,030 and $22,313 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying civil eng.
Top 17 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 112 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 56 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, ASU - Tempe supports 74,795 students, and 7,566 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full ASU - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying civil eng list, UH has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,382 of the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston were GI Bill® students, of which 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Houston Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 24 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying civil eng list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,720. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 97 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Arlington also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8.Our most recent data shows that 2,109 of the 48,072 students enrolled at UT Arlington were GI Bill® students, of which 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,630. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Arlington does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at Arlington]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-arlington/student-life/veterans/)
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,038 of the 24,535 students enrolled at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. In addition to receiving other benefits, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
UNM also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10.Among the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNM]](/colleges/university-of-new-mexico-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 11 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 34,742 students enrolled at The University of Texas at San Antonio, 3,565 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,531. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,242 of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas Tech University Veteran Student Life Report
Northern Arizona University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, NAU supports 29,566 students, and 1,055 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 622 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. In addition to receiving other benefits, 56 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southern Methodist University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, SMU supports 12,373 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 215 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. On top of their other funding sources, 103 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SMU]](/colleges/southern-methodist-university/student-life/veterans/)
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus, 620 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NMSU Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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With a ranking of #14, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M Kingsville supports 6,932 students, and 215 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 96 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M Kingsville does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #17.Among the 32,441 students enrolled at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 871 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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