2024 Best Environmental Studies Schools in Minnesota
8Colleges in Minnesota
220Ecosystem 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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Environmental Studies Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 220 degrees in environmental studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.
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Best Schools for Environmental Studies in Minnesota
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.
Macalester College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in environmental studies. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Macalester is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Macalester is a great college overall.
There were approximately 19 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Macalester in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in environmental studies needs to look into University of Minnesota - Duluth. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #328 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Duluth is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat St Olaf College if you want to pursue a degree in environmental studies. Located in the town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #190 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means St. Olaf is a great college overall.
There were about 33 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Gustavus Adolphus College if you want to pursue a degree in environmental studies. Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Saint Peter. This college ranks 29th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 17 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Gustavus Adolphus in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #590 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means St. Cloud State University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year.
Bemidji State University is a small public university located in the town of Bemidji. This university ranks 35th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 21 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Bemidji State University in the most recent year we have data available.
SJU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Collegeville. This university ranks 26th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 10 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at SJU in the most recent data year.
UMN Morris is a small public university located in the town of Morris. This university ranks 46th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 12 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at UMN Morris in the most recent data year.
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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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.
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