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

7 Ranked Colleges
151 Degrees Awarded
$21,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

This year’s “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sustainability science programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 61 degrees to qualified ’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $20,454 for Southwest Region Sustainability Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read more about Sustainability Science at UT Austin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $11,400 for southwest region sustainability science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified ’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $20,200 for Southwest Region Sustainability Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Arizona.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Sustainability Science Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 ’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,683 for Southwest Region Sustainability Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas State.

Read more about Sustainability Science at Texas State University

#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #5 spot on the list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 5 ’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $16,535 for southwest region sustainability science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at NAU

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified ’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,730 for southwest region sustainability science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at University of Oklahoma

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 9 ’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $34,587 for southwest region sustainability science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southern Methodist University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Sustainability Science 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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