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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
155 Degrees Awarded
$24,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,111 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 155 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 62 degrees to qualified masters’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Indiana University - Bloomington

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 26 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid list, UIUC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Environmental Science Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Springfield, Illinois, and it awarded 20 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UIS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Science at UIS

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 18 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Green Bay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Green Bay are $19,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Science at UW - Green Bay

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a medium-sized public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 4 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Dearborn, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072.

Read more about Environmental Science at UM Dearborn

#6

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Ball State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ball State Environmental Science Report

#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cleveland State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Cleveland State University

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also made our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Miami University - Oxford Environmental Science Report

#9

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

DePaul University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul also made our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Science at DePaul

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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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