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2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$13,303 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 15,205 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $12,050 per year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

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#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

Lamar University graduate students pay an average of $8,411 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $10,733 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Texas. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M Kingsville are $6,157 a year.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Texas. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Tyler are $8,110 per year.

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#7

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

Prairie View A & M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at PVAMU are $7,993 per year.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTEP are $7,166 a year.

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University of North Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNT are $8,256 a year.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,416
New Mexico 1,111
Oklahoma 2,060

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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