2025 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Ranked #29 in popularity, civil engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for civil engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 143 doctor's degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Civil Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of civil engineering for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality civil eng program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to civil engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other civil engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt civil engineering students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized civil engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Civil Engineering in Texas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in civil engineering.

Top Texas Schools for a Doctorate in Civil Eng

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

33 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in civil engineering needs to take a look at Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

47 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in civil engineering. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from The University of Texas at Austin

3

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

10 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Texas Tech University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Texas Tech University

4

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

24 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in civil engineering has to look into The University of Texas at Arlington. UT Arlington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Arlington.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington

5

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

12 Annual Graduates

UTSA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Antonio.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from The University of Texas at San Antonio

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	119	25
Oklahoma	92	9

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Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Civil Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Civil Eng Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering	143

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	176
Electrical Engineering	139
Biomedical Engineering	126
Chemical Engineering	114
Materials Engineering	99
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	88
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	41
Petroleum Engineering	38
Industrial Engineering	32
General Engineering	23

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.