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2024 Best Environmental Biology Schools

34 Colleges in the United States
466 Environmental Microbiology Degrees Awarded
Environmental Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #599 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 34 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of environmental biology. Combined, these schools handed out 466 degrees in environmental biology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Environmental Biology School

Best Environmental Biology Schools Your choice of environmental biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Environmental Biology 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.

Environmental Biology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Environmental Microbiology
Master's Degrees in Environmental Microbiology
Doctor's Degrees in Environmental Microbiology

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 Biology Schools list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Environmental Biology in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the environmental microbiology degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Environmental Microbiology

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO

Washington University in St Louis is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in environmental biology. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were about 10 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NH

Dartmouth College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental biology. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.

There were about 2 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX

It's difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a degree in environmental biology. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO
103 Environmental Microbiology Degrees Awarded

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in environmental biology. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.

There were about 103 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
47 Environmental Microbiology Degrees Awarded

Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 47 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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Providence College
Providence, RI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI

Providence is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #120 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.

There were about 3 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent year we have data available.

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Barnard College
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

Barnard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #77 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Barnard is a great college overall.

There were about 1 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were about 7 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
37 Environmental Microbiology Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, ESF is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 28th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 37 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at ESF in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in environmental biology from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Environmental Biology by Region

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One of 11 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Environmental Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Environmental Microbiology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Epidemiology 2,305
Marine Biology 1,835
Ecology 1,060
Evolutionary Biology 697
Conservation Biology 309
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 280
Evolutionary Biology 142
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 120
Population Biology 15
[Biological Systematics](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/ecology-evolution-systematics-population-biology/Biological Systematics/rankings/top-ranked/) 11

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