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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in general environmental engineering, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 296 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general environmental engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general environmental engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

Full Rice University General Environmental Engineering Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at University of Arizona

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at UTSA

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering 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 UTEP are $16,180.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering 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 UH are $18,689.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at University of Houston

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M Kingsville General Environmental Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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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.

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