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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 2 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot 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.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UTSA General Environmental Engineering Report

#6

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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