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2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,645 people earned their degree in sustainability studies, making the major the 294th most popular in the United States.

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

This year’s “Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sustainability studies 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 studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies (Income $0-$30k) 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 Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #0 spot in our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’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 UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at UT Rio Grande Valley

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 8 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sustainability students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at University of Arizona

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sustainability students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Texas State University

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 5 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Northern Arizona University

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 17 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’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 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at University of Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’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 Southern Methodist University are $47,478.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at Southern Methodist University

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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%.

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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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