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

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 Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Environmental Studies is the 85th most popular major in the country with 9,869 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 814 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 125 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 38 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Arizona State University - Skysong

#2

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s ecosystem studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree ecosystem studies students list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#3

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Studies at ASU - Tempe

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies

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

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

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