2024 Best Environmental Studies Schools in Colorado
3Colleges in Colorado
392Ecosystem Studies Degrees Awarded
Ranked #87 in popularity, environmental studies 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 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Environmental Studies Schools in Colorado ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 392 degrees in environmental studies to qualified students.
Your choice of environmental studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Environmental Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.
The ecosystem studies 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 Studies Schools in Colorado.
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Best Schools for Environmental Studies in Colorado
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ecosystem studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat University of Colorado Boulder if you wish to pursue a degree in environmental studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were approximately 268 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.
Fort Lewis College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in environmental studies. Located in the distant town of Durango, FLC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 25th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 30 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at FLC in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in environmental studies needs to look into Western Colorado University. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 29th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 62 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Western 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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