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2022 Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in general environmental engineering, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 296 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general environmental engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general environmental engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona General Environmental Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #2 spot on the list. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 2 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Full University of Oklahoma General Environmental Engineering Report

#7

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Rice University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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