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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas

26 Colleges
$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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Women make up 22% of the engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 21% of the engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for 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.

Of the 399 students majoring in engineering at UT Austin, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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Out of the 26 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

Of the 261 students majoring in engineering at UT Dallas, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 26 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 31% of the engineering majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

About 23% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.

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#10

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 94 students majoring in engineering at Rice, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Schools 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 26 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.

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