College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2024 Best Environmental Health Schools

63 Colleges in the United States
1,344 Environmental Health Degrees Awarded
Environmental Health is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #387 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 63 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Environmental Health Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,344 degrees in environmental health to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Environmental Health School

Best Environmental Health Schools Your choice of environmental health school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for environmental health schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Environmental Health Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Environmental Health
Bachelor's Degrees in Environmental Health
Master's Degrees in Environmental Health
Doctor's Degrees in Environmental Health

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Environmental Health Schools list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools 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.

Read more about College Factual's methodology.

Best Schools for Environmental Health in the United States

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

10 Top Schools in Environmental Health

1
Harvard crest
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Any student pursuing a degree in environmental health needs to look into Harvard University. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 environmental health students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental health from Harvard University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
64 Environmental Health Degrees Awarded

Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in environmental health. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 64 environmental health students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental health from Columbia University in the City of New York

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
150 Environmental Health Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in environmental health has to check out Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 150 environmental health students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental health from Johns Hopkins University

4
Emory crest
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
65 Environmental Health Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in environmental health needs to take a look at Emory University. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were about 65 environmental health students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental health from Emory University

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
12.5% Growth in Graduates

UTHealth is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Houston.

There were roughly 16 environmental health students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental health from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 environmental health students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in environmental health from University of California - Los Angeles

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
120 Environmental Health Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were approximately 120 environmental health students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in environmental health from Washington University in St Louis

8
Yale crest
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
7.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 environmental health students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in environmental health from Yale University

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
47 Environmental Health Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 47 environmental health students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental health from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
36 Environmental Health Degrees Awarded

GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were approximately 36 environmental health students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in environmental health from George Washington University

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Environmental Health students that almost earned our Best Environmental Health Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Boston University Boston, MA
12 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
13 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
14 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
15 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA

Environmental Health by Region

View the Best Environmental Health Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

View All Rankings >

Environmental Health is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Environmental Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163

View All Environmental Health Related Majors >

Notes and References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options