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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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 $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 environmental engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized 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 $48-$75k list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank 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 more about Environmental Engineering at Rice University

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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 $48-$75k list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees 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 UTSA are $25,807.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Environmental Engineering Report

#5 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best 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 UTEP are $16,180.

Full UTEP Environmental Engineering Report

#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on 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 $48-$75k ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. 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.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville

#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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