2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hydrology & Water Resources Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Hydrology & Water Resources Science is the 811th most popular major in the country with 231 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 25 hydrology and water resources science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 hydrology and water resources science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great hydrology and water resources science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the hydrology and water resources science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hydrology & Water Resources Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s hydrology and water resources science students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Hydrology & Water Resources Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hydrology & Water Resources Science (Income $30-$48k)

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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