2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,339 people earned their degree in environmental science, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States.

Across Washington, there were 399 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in environmental science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Science at UW Seattle

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Washington State University Environmental Science Report

#3

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$24,105 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.

WWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WWU are $24,105.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Western Washington University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *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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