2024 Best Environmental Science Schools
172
Colleges in the United States
9,274
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
environmental science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #91 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 172 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Environmental Science Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9,274 degrees in environmental science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Environmental Science School
Your choice of environmental science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Environmental Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Environmental Science Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Environmental Science Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Environmental Science in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of bioenvironmental sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools in Bioenvironmental Sciences
Any student who is interested in environmental science needs to look into Yale University. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In CA
61
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
University of California - Berkeley is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental science. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 61 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
91
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental science. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 91 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
124
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
University of California - Davis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in environmental science. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis. This university ranks 13th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 124 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
63
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 63 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MN
107
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 107 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
101
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 101 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In WA
116
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 116 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In RI
Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NC
100
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 100 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NC
79
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were about 79 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
94
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 94 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In ME
35
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Colby is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Waterville. This college ranks 2nd out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 35 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Colby in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
106
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 106 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OK
54
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman. This university ranks 1st out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 54 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CO
31
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
DU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Denver. This university ranks 3rd out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 31 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available.
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SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara. A Best Colleges rank of #50 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at SCU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CT
UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 24 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
75
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames. This university ranks 1st out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 75 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
16th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 28 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In MA
38
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 38 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CA
93
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
UCSB is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.
There were approximately 93 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WA
134
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 134 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In AZ
Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 8 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In DE
33
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 4 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were about 33 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
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