by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,274 people earned their degree in environmental science, making the major the 91st most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,157 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in environmental science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in environmental science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Environmental Science at Wright State University - Main Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Western Illinois University is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Environmental Science at Western Illinois University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 2 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. IUPUI is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 2 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington Environmental Science Report
Ball State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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