by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,005 people earned their degree in sustainability studies, making the major the 248th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 300 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree 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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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region list. Keene State College is a public institution located in Keene, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 28 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Sustainability Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bentley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region ranking. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sustainability degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at Bentley University
Regis College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Regis College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Weston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Western New England University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Unity College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region list. Unity College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Unity, Maine. It awarded 8 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Providence College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region ranking. Providence College is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 92%.
Colby - Sawyer College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Colby - Sawyer College is a small school located in New London, New Hampshire that handed out 0 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
New England College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region ranking. NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Harvard University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 134 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sustainability students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of New Haven ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region list. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sustainability degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Northern Vermont University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Northern Vermont University
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