by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking.
Environmental Science is the 91st most popular major in the country with 9,274 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 1,165 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in environmental science. That schools that top this list have a program in environmental science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 3 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 27 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #5 spot on the list. Brown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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