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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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. 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 $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #1 spot in our “Best 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 Rice University are $47,913.

Full Rice Environmental Engineering Report

#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 #2 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

UTEP also made our “Best 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.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Environmental Engineering Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at University of Arizona

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full UTSA Environmental Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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.

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. 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 full report on Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville

#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$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.

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 UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at UH

#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 $75-$110k list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 2 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 are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at University of Oklahoma

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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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