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2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 17 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Science at UNC Chapel Hill

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Environmental Science Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Science at Louisiana State University

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences students 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 GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Science at GMU

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #5 spot on the 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.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, U Miami has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220.

Read full report on Environmental Science at U Miami

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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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