2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 656 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #84 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lamar University the most popular school in Texas for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 39 students majoring in engineering at Lamar University, 87% are male and 13% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
Of the 31 students majoring in engineering at Texas State, 61% are male and 39% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in engineering at Texas Tech, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
About 29% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.
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West Texas A&M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Southern Methodist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Baylor University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.
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LeTourneau University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general engineering programs. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Longview.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 332 |
| Oklahoma | 219 |
| New Mexico | 127 |
General Engineering Related Majors
One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 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 Rémi Kaupp.
More about our data sources and methodologies.