2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Environmental Science is the 90th most popular major in the country with 9,339 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 799 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in environmental science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental science 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 environmental science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’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 Environmental Science Report

#2

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$23,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Environmental Science Report

#3

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,683 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Science at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Baylor University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science (Income $48-$75k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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