2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree School for You
Environmental Engineering is the #175 most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for environmental engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Lamar University graduate students pay an average of $15,755 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 15% of our Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great value for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.
Texas A&M Kingsville graduate students pay an average of $14,344 in tuition and fees each year.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.
OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.
OSU also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Northern Arizona University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NAU are $20,125 a year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.
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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 a year.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.
Request InformationBest Environmental Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best environmental engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 155 |
| Arizona | 88 |
| Oklahoma | 22 |
| New Mexico | 11 |
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Environmental Engineering Related Majors for Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Environmental Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alesia Goosic.
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