2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 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” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,683 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#2

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$23,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 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 The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

Read more about Environmental Science at The University of Texas at Arlington

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees 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.

Read more about Environmental Science at University of Arizona

#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Baylor 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.

Credits

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