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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Environmental Health is the 387th most popular major in the country with 1,344 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 258 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree 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 environmental health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Valley State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region list. Fort Valley State University is a small public school situated in Fort Valley, Georgia. It awarded 21 masters’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fort Valley State University Environmental Health Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 62 masters’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Environmental Health at Emory University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Valley State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental health students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Environmental Health at Mississippi Valley State University
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #4 spot on the list. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 6 masters’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Kentucky University Environmental Health Report
East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 masters’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Environmental Health at East Carolina University
University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s environmental health students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 3 masters’s environmental health 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
University of Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental health students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
With a ranking of #10, Virginia Union University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 0 masters’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Health Major in the Southeast Region list. ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Environmental Health at East Tennessee State University
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