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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master's in Texas 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 Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Texas, there were 169 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 84 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental 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 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 Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in Texas (With Aid)

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Rice

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Environmental Engineering Report

#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Lamar University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Lamar University

#7 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 Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180.

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

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Houston Environmental Engineering Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Texas Tech University

#6 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#3 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Southern Methodist University

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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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