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

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Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Sustainability Science is the 190th most popular major in the country with 2,645 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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 sustainability science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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 #1 for the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s sustainability science degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $15,757 for Southwest Region Sustainability Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at UT Austin

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,405 for southwest region sustainability science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Sustainability Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 8 ’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,399 for Southwest Region Sustainability Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Sustainability Science Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 8 ’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region sustainability science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,250 for southwest region sustainability science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas State University.

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#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $12,675 for southwest region sustainability science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at NAU

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 34 ’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #3 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,812 for southwest region sustainability science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Sustainability Science at University of Oklahoma

Southern Methodist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 9 ’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Methodist University is $31,813 for southwest region sustainability science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Full SMU Sustainability Science Report

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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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