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2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s

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Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southwest Region for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 3,005 people earned their degree in sustainability studies, making the major the 248th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 227 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular sustainability studies programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Sustainability Studies Report

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #2 spot on the list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Northern Arizona University Sustainability Studies Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at University of Arizona

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #4 spot on the list. 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 7 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Southern Methodist University Sustainability Studies Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability students in 2020-2021.

Full Texas State Sustainability Studies Report

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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 6 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Sustainability Studies Report

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at UT Austin

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