2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$55,113
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Southwest region, there were 276 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,113 and $26,125 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 9 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 a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying environmental engineering.
Top 9 Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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 Bachelor’s. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students received funds through 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 86%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,720. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus]](/colleges/university-of-oklahoma-norman-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received scholarships through 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying environmental engineering list, Texas Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech, 1,242 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Tech]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)
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 Bachelor’s. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 37 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UT Austin supports 50,476 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Austin offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report
Northern Arizona University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,055 of the 29,566 students enrolled at Northern Arizona University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 56 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northern Arizona University offers 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%.
Full NAU Veteran Student Life Report
Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’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. On top of their other funding sources, 103 students received scholarships through 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 90%. 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 Southern Methodist University]](/colleges/southern-methodist-university/student-life/veterans/)
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 6,932 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,743. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M University - Kingsville offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Veteran Student Life Report
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a small public school situated in Socorro, New Mexico. It awarded 9 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
New Mexico Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 1,686 students enrolled at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,987. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology]](/colleges/new-mexico-institute-of-mining-and-technology/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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