2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering was ranked #50 in the country. In fact 21,388 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin also made our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
UT Tyler graduate students pay an average of $16,786 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.
OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.
Texas A&M Kingsville graduate students pay an average of $14,344 in tuition and fees each year.
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Rice University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rice are $49,941 per year.
Rice did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 per year.
Request InformationBest Civil Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,718 |
| Arizona | 329 |
| Oklahoma | 138 |
| New Mexico | 113 |
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Majors Related to Civil Eng
One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 19 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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