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2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Far Western US region, there were 2,145 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 7 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.

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 Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region 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 a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. 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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 4 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Science at UCLA

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Santa Barbara Environmental Science Report

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State also made our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Oregon State University

#5

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Portland State University is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 1 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also made our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

Read more about Environmental Science at Portland State University

#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

University of Oregon did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 1 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991.

Read more about Environmental Science at UO

#5 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of California - Riverside is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

UCR also made our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Science at University of California - Riverside

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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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