2024 Best Environmental Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
7Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
96Environmental Microbiology Degrees Awarded
A degree in environmental biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #599 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for environmental biology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 96 degrees in environmental biology to qualified students.
The environmental microbiology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Environmental Biology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for environmental biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The environmental microbiology 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 Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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Best Schools for Environmental Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of environmental microbiology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Environmental Microbiology
It is hard to beat Georgetown University if you want to pursue a degree in environmental biology. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in environmental biology needs to check out SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. ESF is a small public college located in the city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #355 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ESF is a great college overall.
There were approximately 37 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at ESF in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in environmental biology. Located in the city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 66th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 6 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at East Stroudsburg University in the most recent data year.
Barnard College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in environmental biology. Located in the city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #77 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Barnard is a great college overall.
There were approximately 1 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in environmental biology needs to take a look at Hood College. Hood is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Frederick. This college ranks 22nd out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 11 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at Hood in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #627 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Monmouth is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public college located in the town of Brockport. This college ranks 72nd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 1 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Brockport in the most recent year we have data available.
Morgan State is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Baltimore. This university ranks 31st out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 3 environmental biology students who graduated with this degree at Morgan State 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 environmental microbiology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Environmental Biology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for environmental biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
