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2022 Best Value Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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52 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Environmental Health is the 409th most popular major in the country with 1,254 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 52 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in environmental health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental health program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region environmental health students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 7 ’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $18,810 for southwest region environmental health students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Environmental Health at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 2 ’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,399 for southwest region environmental health students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. East Central University is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 14 ’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $13,316 for Southwest Region Environmental Health students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend East Central University.

Read full report on Environmental Health at ECU

#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. Baylor is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 5 ’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baylor University is $31,343 for Southwest Region Environmental Health students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 6 ’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region environmental health students whose families make $48-$75k list, TSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Environmental Health Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,201 for southwest region environmental health students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend TSU.

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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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