2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the Great Lakes Region

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the most popular for environmental science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 doctor's degrees in environmental science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Environmental Science School for Your Doctor's Degree

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of environmental science students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for environmental science.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Environmental Science in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in environmental science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Bioenvironmental Sciences Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in environmental science. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in environmental science in Illinois.

There were approximately 7 environmental science individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MI

#1 Best Quality In MI

Central Michigan University is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in environmental science. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in environmental science in Michigan.

There were approximately 4 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ball State University
Muncie, IN

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IN

#2 Best Quality In IN

Ball State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in environmental science. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in environmental science in Indiana.

There were approximately 3 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Wright State University - Main Campus
Dayton, OH

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in environmental science has to take a look at Wright State University - Main Campus. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public university located in the suburb of Dayton.

There were about 3 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Wright State University - Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IN

#1 Best Quality In IN

Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in environmental science in Indiana.

There were about 1 environmental science individuals who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

#3 Most Popular In IN

IUPUI is a very large public university located in the city of Indianapolis. More information about a doctorate in environmental science from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

#2 Most Popular In IL

Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in environmental science from Western Illinois University

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts. More about our data sources and methodologies.