28 Best colleges for Project Management in Texas

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 374K citations received by 7.78K 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: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Project Management

#20 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Project Management

#61 in the United States

#75 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Project Management

#71 in the United States

#85 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

5. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Project Management

#72 in the United States

#87 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $41,848

6. University of North Texas

Denton

For Project Management

#87 in the United States

#104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

7. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Project Management

#100 in the United States

#120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

8. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Project Management

#122 in the United States

#142 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

9. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Project Management

#131 in the United States

#152 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

10. Baylor University

Waco

For Project Management

#139 in the United States

#162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,001

11. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Project Management

#145 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

12. Rice University

Houston

For Project Management

#155 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

13. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Project Management

#225 in the United States

#257 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

14. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Project Management

#227 in the United States

#259 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

15. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Project Management

#240 in the United States

#273 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

16. University of Dallas

Irving

For Project Management

#241 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,209

17. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Project Management

#244 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

18. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Project Management

#273 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

19. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Project Management

#282 in the United States

#317 in North America

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

20. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Project Management

#290 in the United States

#327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%

21. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Project Management

#292 in the United States

#329 in North America

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

22. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Project Management

#306 in the United States

#344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,309
Enrollment: 15,361

23. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Project Management

#308 in the United States

#346 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

24. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Project Management

#312 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

25. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Project Management

#313 in the United States

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

26. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Project Management

#319 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 80%

27. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Project Management

#343 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

28. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Project Management

#351 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 34:66
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	81
Kansas	3	74
Mississippi	3	121
Colorado	8	58
Missouri	8	64
Arizona	4	5
Nebraska	5	47
Alabama	6	73
Iowa	3	38
Utah	4	66
Illinois	14	25
Tennessee	8	39
Kentucky	5	57
Georgia	8	19
Indiana	9	26
Minnesota	7	6
Wisconsin	8	24
Florida	16	43
South Carolina	5	42
North Dakota	2	255
Ohio	17	8
North Carolina	12	22
Michigan	10	4
California	36	2
Idaho	3	210
Virginia	10	12
District of Columbia	6	29
Maryland	11	14
Pennsylvania	18	3
Oregon	4	65
New Jersey	9	30
Washington	6	15
New York	23	23
Connecticut	6	35
Massachusetts	19	1
Rhode Island	4	178
New Hampshire	3	70

Closest to Texas states to learn Project Management

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