Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Environmental Health

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,254 people earned their degree in environmental health, making the major the 409th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 113 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in environmental health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental health programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #1 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 3 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for IU Bloomington is $4,969 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Health at Indiana University - Bloomington

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oakland University is $7,490 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Environmental Health at Oakland University

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental health students in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan University is $11,598 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Central Michigan Environmental Health Report

#4

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environmental health students in 2019-2020.

Illinois State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Illinois State University is $14,470 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Health at Illinois State University

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW Oshkosh has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is $11,687 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Environmental Health at UW Oshkosh

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 1 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

University of St. Francis Fort Wayne not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $12,429 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of St. Francis Fort Wayne.

Full University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne Environmental Health Report

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus is $17,584 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Environmental Health at OHIO Athens

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

Featured Public Health Schools

Find Schools Near You