2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Washington, there were 399 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington” ranking looked at 2 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the environmental science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in Washington

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Science at Washington State University

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$24,105 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.

WWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WWU are $24,105.

Read more about Environmental Science at WWU

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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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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