2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the Southeast Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Environmental Science is the 90th most popular major in the country with 9,339 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,038 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer 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.
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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Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 17 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Chattanooga, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Chattanooga are $18,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 4 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Master’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.
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With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 16 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Marshall University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Marshall University also made our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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The University of West Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of West Florida is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 15 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UWF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWF are $24,894, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Tuskegee University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Tuskegee, Alabama, and it awarded 4 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tuskegee, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tuskegee are $23,398, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students list, FGCU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FGCU are $31,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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George Mason University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students list, GMU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Environmental Science Master’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 George Mason University are $37,410.
Emory University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 3 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Emory also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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