2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in Washington

If you plan on getting your master's degree in environmental science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #154 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 master's degrees in environmental science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in bioenvironmental sciences matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in Washington ranking.

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 ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for environmental science.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Environmental Science in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in environmental science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Bioenvironmental Sciences Students Working on Their Master's

1

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Washington State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in environmental science. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the town of Pullman. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in environmental science in Washington.

There were approximately 11 environmental science individuals who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.

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2

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Western Washington University if you want to pursue a master's degree in environmental science. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in environmental science in Washington.

There were roughly 7 environmental science individuals who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in environmental science from Western Washington University

3

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in environmental science. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in environmental science in Washington.

There were approximately 6 environmental science individuals who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in environmental science from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Environmental Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Environmental Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	649	141
Oregon	282	22
Hawaii	112	15
Alaska	69	9

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Environmental Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Natural Resources Conservation area of study, Environmental Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Bioenvironmental Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental Studies	65
Natural Resources Conservation & Research, Other	14
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	2

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.