by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Sustainability Studies is the 248th most popular major in the country with 3,005 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 388 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 172 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sustainability studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sustainability studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree sustainability students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii Maui College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Kahului, Hawaii, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at UH Maui College
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. WWU is a fairly large public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 38 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Forest Grove, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sustainability students 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Pacific University
With a ranking of #6, Western Oregon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sustainability students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Western Oregon State College
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
California Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal Baptist is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Alaska Pacific University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Pepperdine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, 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%.
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