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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Sustainability Science is the 190th most popular major in the country with 2,645 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, sustainability science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,011 and had an average of $27,458 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 151 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in sustainability science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sustainability science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sustainability science 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 Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree sustainability science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sustainability science students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Sustainability Science Report

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sustainability science students whose families make $75-$110k list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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