Where can I study Engineering in Texas?

Engineering programs in Texas

48 colleges in Texas offer Engineering, from certificate (1 to 2 years) to certificate (12 weeks to 1 year). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from Lamar University, Texas A&M University-College Station, and University of Houston.

Updated September 2026 · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard

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Colleges

Sorted by graduates in Engineering. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.

Lamar University
Beaumont, TX · 4-year · Public

Master's degree Doctorate (research)

Average net price
$9,366

Graduation rate
37%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$49,652
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctorate (research) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)

Average net price
$21,315

Graduation rate
84%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$72,097
University of Houston
Houston, TX · 4-year · Public

Master's degree

Average net price
$14,276

Graduation rate
65%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$62,377
Austin Community College District
Austin, TX · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$6,390

Graduation rate
20%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$43,177
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$36,660

Graduation rate
86%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$68,424
South Texas College
McAllen, TX · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$1,751

Graduation rate
27%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$36,788
University of North Texas
Denton, TX · 4-year · Public

Master's degree

Average net price
$15,649

Graduation rate
61%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$57,010
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$12,143

Graduation rate
30%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$43,062
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX · 4-year · Public

Postbaccalaureate certificate Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)

Average net price
$19,857

Graduation rate
89%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$75,121
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$11,252

Graduation rate
21%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$42,466
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX · 4-year · Public

Master's degree

Average net price
$16,805

Graduation rate
55%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$56,906
Paris Junior College
Paris, TX · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,690

Graduation rate
38%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$36,515
Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,337

Graduation rate
34%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$42,727
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$26,182

Graduation rate
59%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$55,736
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX · 4-year · Public

Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree

Average net price
$19,070

Graduation rate
69%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$62,454
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,600

Graduation rate
32%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$41,302
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree

Average net price
$9,403

Graduation rate
50%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$50,923
Baylor University
Waco, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$41,104

Graduation rate
80%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$65,793
McLennan Community College
Waco, TX · 2-year · Public

Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree

Average net price
$5,051

Graduation rate
39%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$39,163
Blinn College District
Brenham, TX · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$10,844

Graduation rate
11%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$46,318
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX · 4-year · Public

Master's degree

Average net price
$13,570

Graduation rate
43%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$45,411
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$26,106

Graduation rate
49%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$56,132
Houston Christian University
Houston, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$20,629

Graduation rate
49%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$55,933
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$22,775

Graduation rate
51%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$56,733
Central Texas College
Killeen, TX · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$10,265

Graduation rate
11%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$40,995
Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$10,206

Graduation rate
27%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,140
West Texas A & M University
Canyon, TX · 4-year · Public

Master's degree

Average net price
$19,487

Graduation rate
55%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$50,741
Grayson College
Denison, TX · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$5,880

Graduation rate
40%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$40,873
Odessa College
Odessa, TX · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$6,368

Graduation rate
37%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$42,026
South Plains College
Levelland, TX · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$6,791

Graduation rate
29%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$41,276
Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$13,508

Graduation rate
46%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,916
Navarro College
Corsicana, TX · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$14,820

Graduation rate
23%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,716
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX · 4-year · Public

Postbaccalaureate certificate

Average net price
$13,951

Graduation rate
54%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$63,199
LeTourneau University
Longview, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Master's degree

Average net price
$28,185

Graduation rate
59%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$57,103
Texarkana College
Texarkana, TX · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$8,812

Graduation rate
47%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$34,647
Angelina College
Lufkin, TX · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,773

Graduation rate
29%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$37,301
College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$1,342

Graduation rate
31%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$39,639
Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$21,507

Graduation rate
43%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$52,228
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)

Average net price
$40,892

Graduation rate
84%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$78,354
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, TX · 4-year · Public

Postbaccalaureate certificate Doctorate (research) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)

Average net price
$12,090

Graduation rate
42%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$51,450
Western Texas College
Snyder, TX · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$3,562

Graduation rate
53%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$42,508
El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$3,206

Graduation rate
24%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$35,212
Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont, TX · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$13,866

Graduation rate
31%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,991
Midland College
Midland, TX · 4-year · Public

Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,512

Graduation rate
23%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$43,958
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,525

Graduation rate
32%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$42,490
San Antonio College
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,585

Graduation rate
26%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$39,711
Southwest Texas College
Uvalde, TX · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,372

Graduation rate
31%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$35,563
St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,273

Graduation rate
28%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,224

Program 14.0101, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).