2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 276 people earned their degree in occupational health and industrial hygiene, making the major the 710th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 102 occupational health and industrial hygiene graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 occupational health and industrial hygiene graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in occupational health and industrial hygiene. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great occupational health and industrial hygiene 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 occupational health and industrial hygiene program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The occupational health and industrial hygiene school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree occupational health and industrial hygiene students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s occupational health and industrial hygiene students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M College Station Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Report

#2

University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$19,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake also took the #3 spot in our “Best Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216.

Read more about Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene at UH Clear Lake

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene (Income $0-$30k)

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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