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2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 824 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 609 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a degree in environmental science. To top this list, a school must have a successful environmental science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s”.

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Out of the 39 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Texas A&M College Station

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio Environmental Science Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Texas State University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 54 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Environmental Science at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Northern Arizona University Environmental Science Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Environmental Science at University of Arizona

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 29 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Environmental Science at University of Houston

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Environmental Science at UTEP

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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Science at UH Clear Lake

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With a ranking of #10, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Environmental Science at Baylor University

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With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 OSU

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 11 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Grand Canyon University

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Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read more about Environmental Science at TCU

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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Environmental Science Report

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Science at The University of Texas at Arlington

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Environmental Science at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full St. Mary’s Environmental Science Report

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Rice Environmental Science Report

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West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Canyon, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Environmental Science at West Texas A&M University

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Environmental Science at ENMU - Main Campus

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 8 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 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Science at Arizona State University - Tempe

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Tarleton Environmental Science Report

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With a ranking of #24, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Texas A&M Commerce

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With a ranking of #25, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Environmental Science at SHSU

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Abilene Christian University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Abilene Christian Environmental Science Report

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