by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,344 people earned their degree in environmental health, making the major the 387th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 355 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major” ranking looked at 42 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental health. That schools that top this list have a program in environmental health in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree environmental health students.
Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Southern State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Missouri Southern is a small public school situated in Joplin, Missouri. It awarded 26 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri Southern State University Environmental Health Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major. This small school is located in Ada, Oklahoma, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Environmental Health at East Central University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thiel College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major. Thiel College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.
California State University - Northridge landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major ranking. California State University - Northridge is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 63 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi Valley State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major ranking. Itta Bena, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental health degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Valley State University Environmental Health Report
University of Rochester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 19 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 Health at University of Rochester
With a ranking of #9, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental health students in 2020-2021.
Oakland University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major list. Oakland University is a fairly large public school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 18 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environmental health students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major ranking. Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental health students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Environmental Health at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Brigham Young University - Idaho ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major list. BYU - I is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rexburg, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
East Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major ranking, coming in at #14. ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 19 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major ranking. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 15 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #17, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major list. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental health degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major ranking. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Environmental Health at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 9 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Western Kentucky University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major ranking. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 5 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Kentucky University Environmental Health Report
University of Georgia came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major ranking. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 more about Environmental Health at University of Georgia
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environmental health students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Health at Central Michigan
East Carolina University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major ranking. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major ranking. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Health at Baylor University
York College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major list. York is located in Jamaica, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
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