2024 Best Environmental Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Environmental Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #404 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Environmental Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 18 bachelor's degrees in environmental biology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to environmental biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other environmental biology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized environmental biology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for environmental biology students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Environmental Biology in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in environmental biology.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Environmental Microbiology

1

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

8 Annual Graduates

Central Washington University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in environmental biology. CWU is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental biology from Central Washington University

2

Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA

10 Annual Graduates

Whitman College is a wonderful option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in environmental biology. Located in the small city of Walla Walla, Whitman is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental biology from Whitman College

Best Environmental Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Environmental Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	34

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Environmental Biology Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Marine Biology	51
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	36
Ecology	25
Conservation Biology	4

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel. More about our data sources and methodologies.