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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$37,700 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” 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 New England region, there were 1,165 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in environmental science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular environmental science programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 UMaine

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Environmental Science at UMass Boston

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Northeastern

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 27 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Rhode Island Environmental Science Report

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #5 spot on the list. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. 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.

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