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2023 Best Value Environmental Education Schools

6 Ranked Colleges
96 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Education Schools

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Environmental Education Schools” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Environmental Education is the 1146th most popular major in the country with 96 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Education Schools” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in environmental education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Education Schools

The colleges and universities below are the best for environmental education students.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Environmental Education

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Education Schools list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is located in Mequon, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s environmental education degrees to qualified students.

Concordia University, Wisconsin also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Education Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Wisconsin is $22,996 for Environmental Education students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Environmental Education Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Education Schools list. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s environmental education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

UNR also made our “Best Environmental Education Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,930 for environmental education students per year to attend UNR.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNR Environmental Education Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Education Schools list. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UMN Duluth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Education Schools” list. It costs about $18,505 for Environmental Education students per year to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Education at UMN Duluth

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Education Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified ’s environmental education students in 2020-2021.

U of I also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Education Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,964 for environmental education students per year to attend University of Idaho.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Education at U of I

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Universidad Metropolitana. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Education Schools. This medium-sized school is located in San Juan, , and it awarded 3 ’s environmental education degrees in 2020-2021.

UMET did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Environmental Education Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Universidad Metropolitana is $6,927 for environmental education students.

Full Universidad Metropolitana Environmental Education Report

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Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, New York

With a ranking of #6, Bard College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Environmental Education Schools list. Annandale-On-Hudson, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s environmental education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our environmental education students list, Bard has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Environmental Education Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bard College is $26,013 for Environmental Education students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Bard College Environmental Education Report

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