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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$17,902 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Civil Engineering is the #39 most popular major in Texas with 1,718 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Civil Engineering

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $12,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also made our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #3.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UH are $9,727 a year.

UH also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas Tech are $9,518 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

UTEP graduate students pay an average of $7,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Arlington are $10,853 a year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $9,479 per year.

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#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #8, Rice University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rice are $49,941 a year.

Rice did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

Full Civil Engineering at Rice University Report

Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU are $35,802 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SMU also is in the top 15% of our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.

Full Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University Report

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 329
Oklahoma 138
New Mexico 113

Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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