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2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Sustainability Studies is the 294th most popular major in the country with 2,645 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sustainability studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sustainability studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree sustainability students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sustainability students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at UT Rio Grande Valley

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 8 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona Sustainability Studies Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #4 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 Texas State are $17,040.

Full Texas State Sustainability Studies Report

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 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 NAU are $19,489.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at Northern Arizona University

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on 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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