2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 9,482 people earned their degree in environmental science, making the major the 91st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,936 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 9 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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students.
Top 9 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Environmental Science at Jackson State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 2 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Environmental Science at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #3 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 9 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Environmental Science at UNC Chapel Hill
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Environmental Science at NC A&T
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #5 spot on the list. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 6 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Environmental Science at George Mason University
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about Environmental Science at University of Virginia - Main Campus
University of Miami came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Environmental Science at University of Miami
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Science at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Florida Tech is a medium-sized school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 1 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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