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2022 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master's 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 Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 59 people earned their degree in water resources engineering, making the major the 1005th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 water resources engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in water resources engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality water resources engineering 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 water resources engineering 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 Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree water resources engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Water Resources Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 3 masters’s water resources engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Water Resources Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Read more about Water Resources Engineering at University of Southern California

#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #2 spot on the list. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 5 masters’s water resources engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also made our “Best Water Resources Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Water Resources Engineering at University of Delaware

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. UAF is a medium-sized school located in Fairbanks, Alaska that handed out 1 masters’s water resources engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF also made our “Best Water Resources Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Water Resources Engineering at UAF

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s water resources engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Water Resources Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Idaho Water Resources Engineering Report

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s water resources engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Water Resources Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Water Resources Engineering at University at Buffalo

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s water resources engineering students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Water Resources Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Water Resources Engineering at Oregon State

#7

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Villanova University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Villanova University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villanova, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Water Resources Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719.

Full Villanova Water Resources Engineering Report

#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 6 masters’s water resources engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Water Resources Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

Read more about Water Resources Engineering at UNM

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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