2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

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Environmental Science is the 90th most popular major in the country with 9,339 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 238 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in environmental science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental science programs, but they also 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 Doctorate in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. 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.

Read more about Environmental Science at University of Virginia

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 4 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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