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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Environmental Engineering is the 240th most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 276 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general environmental engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general environmental engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying environmental engineering.

Top 11 Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, ASU - Tempe supports 74,795 students, and 7,566 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 7 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Oklahoma also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma, 12 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus]](/colleges/university-of-oklahoma-norman-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

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 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

UH also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,382 of the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston were GI Bill® students, of which 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,264. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Houston does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UH]](/colleges/university-of-houston/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 6 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. During this same period, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 17 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Austin does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas Tech University supports 40,322 students, and 1,242 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 630 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying environmental engineering list, NAU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 29,566 students enrolled at Northern Arizona University, 1,055 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. To help with additional expenses, 56 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 327 of the 12,373 students enrolled at Southern Methodist University were GI Bill® students, of which 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. During this same period, 103 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Methodist University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 6,932 students enrolled at Texas A&M Kingsville, 215 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M Kingsville offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M Kingsville]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-kingsville/student-life/veterans/)

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

With a ranking of #10, Lamar University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 692 of the 16,637 students enrolled at Lamar University were GI Bill® students, of which 353 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,108. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Lamar University]](/colleges/lamar-university/student-life/veterans/)

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 24,879 students enrolled at The University of Texas at El Paso, 1,873 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 942 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,990. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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