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2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

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 Getting Aid” 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.

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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Environmental Science Report

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

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 Getting Aid. 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 also took the #2 spot 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 University of Virginia are $32,394.

Read full report on Environmental Science at University of Virginia

#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 Getting Aid list. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 3 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Louisiana State University

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Science at George Mason University

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#5 in overall quality

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 Getting Aid list. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Miami Environmental Science Report

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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.

Credits

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