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2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in sustainability studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sustainability studies programs, but they also 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 studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The sustainability school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree sustainability students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 17 masters’s sustainability degrees 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 are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at Texas State

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sustainability students list, NAU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NAU Sustainability Studies Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sustainability students 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 full report on Sustainability Studies at University of Arizona

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sustainability students list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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%.

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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