2024 Best Environmental Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region
27
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,157
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Ranked #91 in popularity,
environmental science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 27 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Environmental Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,157 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for environmental science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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 in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Environmental Science in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the bioenvironmental sciences degree levels they offer.
10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Bioenvironmental Sciences
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
63
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in environmental science has to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the 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 about 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 OH
94
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental science. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 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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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
87
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental science. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 87 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
55
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you wish to pursue a degree in environmental science. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were roughly 55 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
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Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
50
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 50 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In OH
57
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were about 57 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In WI
UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of River Falls. This university ranks 12th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 10 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UW - River Falls in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In WI
48
Bioenvironmental Sciences Degrees Awarded
UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay. This university ranks 27th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 48 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Green Bay in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IN
Ball State is a large public university located in the small city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 30 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.
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