2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Environmental Engineering 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for environmental engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the environmental engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Environmental Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for environmental engineering students. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lamar University is a great value for environmental engineering students. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lamar University are $18,482 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for environmental engineering students. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.
UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Northern Arizona University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value environmental engineering programs. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.
NAU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,761 in tuition and fees each year. On average, environmental engineering graduates from NAU take out $26,125 in student loans while working on their degree.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value environmental engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.
OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.
OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for environmental engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rice are $52,895 a year.
Rice also took the #1 spot in our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
With a ranking of #9, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental engineering students. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 a year.
University of Oklahoma excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value environmental engineering programs. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M Kingsville are $25,746 a year.
Full Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report
Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best environmental engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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 16 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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