2027 Best Environmental Education Schools in the Southeast Region

Environmental Education is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for environmental education students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Environmental Education Schools in the Southeast Region

Best Schools for Environmental Education in the Southeast Region

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the environmental education degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Environmental Education

1

University Of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Environmental Education Degrees Awarded

$61,081 Median Starting Salary

University Of Georgia tops our 2027 ranking of the best environmental education schools. This very large public university is located in the city of Athens. The six-year graduation rate is 90%. There were roughly 11 environmental education students who graduated with this degree at University Of Georgia in the most recent data year. Students who receive their environmental education degree from University Of Georgia earn around $61,081 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $20,750 to complete this degree. Read more about the environmental education program at University Of Georgia

2

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Environmental Education Degrees Awarded

$44,420 Median Starting Salary

Mississippi State University is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in environmental education, ranking #2. Mississippi State University is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State. The six-year graduation rate is 67%. There were roughly 11 environmental education students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State University in the most recent data year. Environmental Education graduates of Mississippi State University earn a median of $44,420 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $15,750. See the full environmental education program report for Mississippi State University

Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.