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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas

8 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master's in Texas

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking.

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 Texas, there were 169 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 84 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general environmental engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general environmental engineering programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in Texas

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 25 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree environmental engineering students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech General Environmental Engineering Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at University of Houston

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #4 spot on the list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree environmental engineering students list, UTEP has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180.

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#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Lamar University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Rice University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full Rice General Environmental Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree environmental engineering students list, SMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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