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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for environmental science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 283 degrees in environmental science to qualified students.
The bioenvironmental sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Environmental Science rankings. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The bioenvironmental sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Environmental Science Schools in Oregon.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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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.
Oregon State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in environmental science. Oregon State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Corvallis. A Best Colleges rank of #210 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.
There were about 134 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in environmental science needs to take a look at University of Oregon. UO is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Eugene. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year.
Portland State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in environmental science. Portland State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Portland. This university ranks 7th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 44 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year.
Willamette University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental science. Located in the medium-sized city of Salem, Willamette is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 30 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Willamette in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The bioenvironmental sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Environmental Science rankings. 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.
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