by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Environmental Engineering is the 173rd most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, environmental engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,215 and had an average of $24,744 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 155 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,315 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in Texas” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in environmental engineering.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The environmental engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in Texas”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in Texas”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in Texas list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in Texas. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Rice University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in Texas list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
