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2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

16 Ranked Colleges
604 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 604 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 16 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioenvironmental Sciences students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Science at UT Rio Grande Valley

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 18 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Clear Lake, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake is $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid.

Read more about Environmental Science at University of Houston - Clear Lake

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioenvironmental Sciences students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Environmental Science at ASU - Tempe

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Environmental Science at UH

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 77 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid per year to attend Texas State.

Read more about Environmental Science at Texas State University

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 104 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioenvironmental Sciences students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Environmental Science Report

#11 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

SFASU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioenvironmental Sciences students with aid.

Read more about Environmental Science at SFASU

#14 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 59 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid list, UTSA has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio is $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Environmental Science Report

#7 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 16 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid per year to attend OSU.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Environmental Science at OSU

#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

University of Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioenvironmental Sciences students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Environmental Science at University of Arizona

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #9 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.

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#12

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas
#12 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi also took the #12 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,332 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioenvironmental Sciences students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Environmental Science Report

#15 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Bioenvironmental Sciences students with aid.

Read more about Environmental Science at Texas A&M Commerce

#14

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#13 in overall quality

Northern Arizona University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 46 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid per year to attend NAU.

Read more about Environmental Science at NAU

#15

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#16 in overall quality

Tarleton State University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also made our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid per year to attend Tarleton.

Full Tarleton State University Environmental Science Report

#16

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid per year to attend Baylor University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Environmental Science at Baylor

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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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