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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Environmental Engineering is the 166th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, environmental engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,600 and had an average of $23,573 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 296 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,000 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Rice

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 7 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full University of Arizona Environmental Engineering Report

#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 Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of Texas at El Paso 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, UTEP has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at UTEP

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best 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.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at UH

#4 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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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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