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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,645 people earned their degree in sustainability science, making the major the 190th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, sustainability science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,011 and had an average of $27,458 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 151 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in sustainability science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sustainability science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sustainability science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #0 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’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 Sustainability Science Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Science at Texas State University

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 5 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NAU Sustainability Science Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 17 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sustainability science students whose families make $48-$75k list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma Sustainability Science Report

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

SMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Science at SMU

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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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