2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Environmental Science is the 90th most popular major in the country with 9,339 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,038 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in environmental science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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