2024 Best Environmental Science Schools in Maryland
4Colleges in Maryland
189Bioenvironmental 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 reviewed 4 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of environmental science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 189 degrees in environmental science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.
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Best Schools for Environmental Science in Maryland
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.
University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in environmental science. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were approximately 65 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat University of Maryland - Baltimore County if you wish to pursue a degree in environmental science. UMBC is a large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #200 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMBC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent year we have data available.
Washington College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in environmental science. Located in the distant town of Chestertown, Washington College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 16th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 14 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Washington College in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in environmental science needs to take a look at Salisbury University. Salisbury is a medium-sized public university located in the small suburb of Salisbury. This university ranks 11th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 52 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury 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.
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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.
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