2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the New England Region

A doctor's degree in environmental science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #102 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the New England 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 21 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

The bioenvironmental sciences doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the New England Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality environmental science program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for environmental science.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Environmental Science in the New England Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for environmental science students seeking a a doctor's degree.

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

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, NH

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NH

#1 Best Quality In NH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in environmental science. UNH is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Durham. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in environmental science in New Hampshire.

There were roughly 9 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in environmental science from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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University of Maine
Orono, ME

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ME

#1 Best Quality In ME

University of Maine is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in environmental science. UMaine is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Orono. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in environmental science in Maine.

There were approximately 8 environmental science individuals who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in environmental science from University of Maine

3

University of Massachusetts - Boston
Boston, MA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in environmental science needs to check out University of Massachusetts - Boston. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston 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 Massachusetts.

There were approximately 4 environmental science individuals who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in environmental science from University of Massachusetts - Boston

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

#1 Most Popular In RI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Rhode Island if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in environmental science. URI is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston. More information about a doctorate in environmental science from University of Rhode Island

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Brown University
Providence, RI

#1 Most Popular In RI

Brown University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in environmental science. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence. More information about a doctorate in environmental science from Brown University

 

Best Environmental Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular environmental science schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	274	3
Rhode Island	116	0
Maine	52	11
New Hampshire	51	2

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Environmental Science Related Rankings by Major

Environmental Science is one of 3 different types of Natural Resources Conservation programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental Studies	25
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	17

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.