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2022 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in water resources engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent water resources engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the water resources engineering 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 Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree water resources engineering students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Water Resources Engineering (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #0 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287.

Read more about Water Resources Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s water resources engineering students in 2019-2020.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Water Resources Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Delaware Water Resources Engineering Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 3 masters’s water resources engineering degrees 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

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Water Resources Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University at Buffalo Water Resources Engineering Report

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s water resources engineering students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #7 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 UNM are $19,890.

Full UNM Water Resources Engineering Report

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Oregon State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 8 masters’s water resources engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Water Resources Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Water Resources Engineering at Oregon State University

#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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 University of Southern California are $48,715.

Full University of Southern California Water Resources Engineering Report

#8

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Villanova University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 masters’s water resources engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree water resources engineering students with aid list, Villanova has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Water Resources Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Water Resources Engineering at Villanova University

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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