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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

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 Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

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 studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability degrees to 1 students 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. 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 Studies at The University of Texas 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s sustainability students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sustainability students with aid 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Sustainability Studies Report

#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 Getting Aid list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability degrees to 8 students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Texas State

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 5 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at NAU

#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 Getting Aid. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma Sustainability Studies Report

#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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s sustainability 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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%.

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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