2024 Best Environmental Science Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your master's degree in environmental science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #146 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for environmental science students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 master's degrees in environmental science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to environmental science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other environmental science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized environmental science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for environmental science students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Environmental Science Schools

The bioenvironmental sciences 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 the Best Environmental Science Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Environmental Science in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in environmental science.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Bioenvironmental Sciences

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in environmental science. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a master’s in environmental science from North Carolina State University

2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you wish to pursue a master's degree in environmental science. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill.More information about a master’s in environmental science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Best Environmental Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Environmental Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	41
Georgia	370	7
Virginia	331	21
Tennessee	313	15
South Carolina	260	0
Alabama	258	1
Louisiana	250	5
Mississippi	243	0
Arkansas	187	4
West Virginia	164	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Bioenvironmental Sciences

One of 3 majors within the Natural Resources Conservation area of study, Environmental Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Bioenvironmental Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	131
Environmental Studies	45

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts. More about our data sources and methodologies.