2026 Best Value Environmental Education Schools in the Far Western Region
[Environmental Education](/majors/education/teacher-education-and-development/environmental-education/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value environmental education schools.
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2026 Best Value Environmental Education Schools in the Far Western Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the environmental education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Environmental Education Schools
University Of Nevada Reno tops our 2026 list of the best value environmental education schools in the Far Western Region. University Of Nevada Reno is a very large public school located in the city of Reno. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,578, with out-of-state students paying around $27,720. Environmental Education graduates carry a median of $20,769 in student loans. Early-career environmental education graduates make about $50,691. That is a strong return on a $20,769 median debt. Roughly 74% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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 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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