2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Environmental Engineering is the 166th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, environmental engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,600 and had an average of $23,573 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 76 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,400 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in environmental engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 environmental engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Iowa

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, KU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at KU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alesia Goosic.

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