by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 2,038 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major 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. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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 A&M University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Environmental Science at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 8 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Environmental Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 2 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 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 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 97%.
Read full report on Environmental Science at University of Virginia - Main Campus
University of Miami ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 12 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Louisiana State University Environmental Science Report
Florida Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Environmental Science at Florida Institute of Technology
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