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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas

2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$20,138 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You

With 155 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, environmental engineering is the #172 most popular major in Texas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Texas to see which 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Environmental Engineering Schools

$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $11,752 per year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas rankings.

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#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX
$8,690 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lamar University is a great value for environmental engineering students. Lamar University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar University are $8,690 per year.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $9,699 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas list.

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$9,202 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,202 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for environmental engineering students. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas Tech are $11,852 a year.

Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$9,892 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $9,892 per year.

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$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value environmental engineering programs. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $9,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,231 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental engineering students. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,231 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Rice University

Houston, TX
$52,895 Average Tuition & Fees

Rice University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Rice undergraduate students pay an average of $52,895 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rice is ranked #1 for overall quality for environmental engineering in Texas.

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$60,236 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental engineering students. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMU are $60,236 a year.

SMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas list.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 88
Oklahoma 22
New Mexico 11

One of 40 majors within the area of study, environmental engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 10 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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