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2022 Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 231 people earned their degree in hydrology and water resources science, making the major the 811th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 52 hydrology and water resources science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hydrology and water resources science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent hydrology and water resources 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 hydrology and water resources science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Colleges for Hydrology & Water Resources Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 9 ’s hydrology and water resources science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $18,023 for southwest region hydrology and water resources science students with aid per year to attend UT Austin.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.

Read more about Hydrology & Water Resources Science at UT Austin

#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 Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 21 ’s hydrology and water resources science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,016 for southwest region hydrology and water resources science students with aid 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%.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 ’s hydrology and water resources science degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $8,659 for Southwest Region Hydrology and Water Resources Science students with aid per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 11 ’s hydrology and water resources science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Hydrology and Water Resources Science students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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