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2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

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 Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the sustainability science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree sustainability science students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 8 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Sustainability Science Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040.

Read more about Sustainability Science at Texas State University

#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 Getting Aid list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northern Arizona University Sustainability Science Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Science at University of Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at SMU

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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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