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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major

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 Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Environmental Science is the 91st most popular major in the country with 9,274 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 978 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major” ranking looked at 120 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in environmental science.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science

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Goshen College
Goshen, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goshen College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major. Goshen is located in Goshen, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Goshen Environmental Science Report

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Clark University
Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major. Clark is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major list. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Environmental Science at University of Hawaii at Hilo

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Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bard College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major. Bard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Bard

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Alaska Pacific University
Anchorage, Alaska

Out of the 120 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Alaska Pacific University landed the #5 spot on the list. Alaska Pacific University is located in Anchorage, Alaska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Environmental Science at Alaska Pacific

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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major ranking. Springfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

Full University of Illinois at Springfield Environmental Science Report

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major ranking. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.

Full UCSB Environmental Science Report

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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Syracuse, New York, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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%.

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Unity College
Unity, Maine

Unity College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major list. Unity College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Unity, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Unity College

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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #10. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a medium-sized school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 15 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 more about Environmental Science at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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Wesley College
Dover, Delaware

Wesley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #12. Wesley College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dover, Delaware. It awarded 2 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Environmental Science at Wesley College

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major list. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Science at University of Idaho

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California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #14. California State University - Monterey Bay is a medium-sized public school situated in Seaside, California. It awarded 13 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Full California State University - Monterey Bay Environmental Science Report

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Duquesne University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 Duquesne University

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Yale University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major ranking. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Yale University

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Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

Humboldt State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major list. Arcata, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Full Humboldt State University Environmental Science Report

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With a ranking of #18, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major list. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 12 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UT Chattanooga Environmental Science Report

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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major list. This small school is located in San German, , and it awarded 3 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German Environmental Science Report

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Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia

Marshall University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major list. 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 12 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Environmental Science at Marshall University

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With a ranking of #21, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major list. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Read full report on Environmental Science at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major list. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 24 masters’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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Environmental Science at Miami University - Oxford

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University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

With a ranking of #23, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major list. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Science at University of New Haven

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major ranking. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 40 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full IU Bloomington Environmental Science Report

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Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #25, Villanova University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major list. This fairly large school is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.

Read more about Environmental Science at Villanova

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