2024 Best Environmental Studies Schools in Florida
4Colleges in Florida
368Ecosystem Studies Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #87 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for environmental studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 368 degrees in environmental studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The ecosystem studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Environmental Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Environmental Studies 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 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 Florida.
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The schools below may not offer all types of ecosystem studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Florida International University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in environmental studies. FIU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Miami. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.
There were about 28 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Florida Gulf Coast University if you want to pursue a degree in environmental studies. FGCU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Fort Myers. This university ranks 25th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 55 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at FGCU in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Rollins College if you want to pursue a degree in environmental studies. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Rollins is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #875 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rollins is a great college overall.
There were approximately 23 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Rollins in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in environmental studies needs to look into Eckerd College. Located in the large city of Saint Petersburg, Eckerd is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 48th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 59 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Eckerd 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 ecosystem studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Environmental Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Environmental Studies 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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