28 Best colleges for Project Management in Texas

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Project Management. A graph of 358K citations received by 7.57K academic papers made by 28 universities in Texas was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Project Management

#17 in the United States

#18 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Project Management

#20 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Project Management

#61 in the United States

#74 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Project Management

#71 in the United States

#86 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

5. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Project Management

#75 in the United States

#90 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1263
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,005

6. University of North Texas

Denton

For Project Management

#85 in the United States

#102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

7. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Project Management

#97 in the United States

#117 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

8. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Project Management

#124 in the United States

#144 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

9. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Project Management

#132 in the United States

#153 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 86%

10. Baylor University

Waco

For Project Management

#137 in the United States

#160 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $49,727

11. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Project Management

#140 in the United States

#163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,792

12. Rice University

Houston

For Project Management

#156 in the United States

#181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

13. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Project Management

#222 in the United States

#254 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 82%

14. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Project Management

#229 in the United States

#261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

15. University of Dallas

Irving

For Project Management

#240 in the United States

#273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,221

16. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Project Management

#243 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

17. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Project Management

#254 in the United States

#287 in North America

Enrollment: 5,048
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

18. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Project Management

#277 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 92%

19. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Project Management

#286 in the United States

#321 in North America

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

20. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Project Management

#291 in the United States

#328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

21. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Project Management

#297 in the United States

#334 in North America

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

22. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Project Management

#305 in the United States

#343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $9,678
Enrollment: 15,664

23. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Project Management

#306 in the United States

#344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

24. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Project Management

#309 in the United States

#347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

25. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Project Management

#311 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 86%

26. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Project Management

#316 in the United States

#354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 76%

27. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Project Management

#345 in the United States

#387 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

28. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Project Management

#349 in the United States

#391 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,640
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

Closest to Texas states to learn Project Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	3	56
Louisiana	6	60
Arkansas	4	83
Kansas	3	72
Mississippi	3	123
Colorado	6	59
Missouri	8	69
Arizona	4	6
Nebraska	5	46
Alabama	6	73
Iowa	3	38
Utah	4	67
Illinois	14	26
Tennessee	8	39
Kentucky	5	57
Georgia	8	19
Indiana	9	27
Minnesota	7	5
Wisconsin	8	25
Florida	16	45
South Carolina	5	42
North Dakota	2	256
Ohio	16	8
North Carolina	12	23
Michigan	10	4
California	36	2
Idaho	3	210
Virginia	10	12
District of Columbia	6	29
Maryland	11	14
Pennsylvania	18	3
Oregon	5	63
New Jersey	9	31
Washington	6	15
New York	23	22
Connecticut	6	33
Massachusetts	19	1
Rhode Island	4	179
New Hampshire	3	70

Closest to Texas states to learn Project Management

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