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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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 $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Environmental Engineering is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general environmental engineering 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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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Rice University

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the 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 $48-$75k 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UTSA General Environmental Engineering Report

#5 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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 $48-$75k list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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 more about General Environmental Engineering at UH

#4 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville

#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. 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.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

Read full report on 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%.

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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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