39 Best colleges for Environmental Management in Texas

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Management. A graph of 1.42M citations received by 37.4K academic papers made by 39 universities in Texas was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Environmental Management

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Environmental Management

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

3. Rice University

Houston

For Environmental Management

#76 in the United States

#94 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Environmental Management

#89 in the United States

#110 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

5. University of Houston

Houston

For Environmental Management

#93 in the United States

#115 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

6. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Environmental Management

#143 in the United States

#173 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

7. University of North Texas

Denton

For Environmental Management

#149 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

8. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Environmental Management

#169 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

9. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Environmental Management

#176 in the United States

#211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

10. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Environmental Management

#178 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

11. Baylor University

Waco

For Environmental Management

#180 in the United States

#215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,001

12. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Environmental Management

#190 in the United States

#225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

13. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Environmental Management

#196 in the United States

#231 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

14. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Environmental Management

#213 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

15. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Environmental Management

#216 in the United States

#253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,241
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1891

16. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Environmental Management

#225 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1050
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,163

17. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Environmental Management

#231 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

18. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Environmental Management

#239 in the United States

#280 in North America

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

19. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Environmental Management

#248 in the United States

#292 in North America

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Environmental Management

#250 in the United States

#294 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

21. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Environmental Management

#272 in the United States

#316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

22. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Environmental Management

#276 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

23. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Environmental Management

#310 in the United States

#359 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

24. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Environmental Management

#321 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 97%

25. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Environmental Management

#355 in the United States

#406 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

26. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Environmental Management

#364 in the United States

#415 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

27. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Environmental Management

#368 in the United States

#420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $41,848

28. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Environmental Management

#369 in the United States

#421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,228

29. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Environmental Management

#378 in the United States

#430 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%

30. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Environmental Management

#397 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

31. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Environmental Management

#419 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1959

32. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Environmental Management

#438 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,224

33. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Environmental Management

#523 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

34. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Environmental Management

#530 in the United States

#592 in North America

Enrollment: 5,098
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

35. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Environmental Management

#540 in the United States

#602 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

36. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Environmental Management

#554 in the United States

#617 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 80%

37. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Environmental Management

#568 in the United States

#631 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

38. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Environmental Management

#578 in the United States

#641 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

39. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Environmental Management

#601 in the United States

#665 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 98%

Closest to Texas states to learn Environmental Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	5	44
New Mexico	3	86
Louisiana	11	52
Arkansas	8	106
Kansas	6	74
Mississippi	7	61
Colorado	13	18
Missouri	11	80
Arizona	4	19
Nebraska	6	40
Alabama	11	65
Iowa	5	27
Utah	5	48
Illinois	21	9
Tennessee	13	45
South Dakota	5	130
Kentucky	9	59
Georgia	17	29
Indiana	12	30
Minnesota	13	15
Wisconsin	18	5
Florida	26	6
South Carolina	10	66
North Dakota	3	123
Ohio	25	17
North Carolina	16	23
Michigan	15	13
California	61	1
Montana	3	71
Idaho	3	77
West Virginia	3	57
Virginia	17	31
District of Columbia	7	129
Maryland	13	14
Pennsylvania	41	3
Oregon	12	28
New Jersey	15	20
Washington	14	4
New York	69	8
Connecticut	13	24
Vermont	3	98
Massachusetts	29	7
Rhode Island	5	107
New Hampshire	4	83
Maine	6	87
Puerto Rico	3	244
Alaska	4	53
Hawaii	4	50