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Environmental Science is the 91st most popular major in the country with 9,274 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 1,165 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 63 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bioenvironmental sciences students.
Out of the 63 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 303 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region list. University of Vermont is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 96 ’s degrees 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%. 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 University of Vermont
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 65 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Environmental Science Report
Out of the 63 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark University landed the #4 spot on the list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region list. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Environmental Science at University of Maine
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 48 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Westfield State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Westfield State University Environmental Science Report
Northeastern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 38 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Northeastern University
Massachusetts Maritime Academy came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, and it awarded 38 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Environmental Science at Massachusetts Maritime Academy
With a ranking of #10, Colby College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 35 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Rhode Island landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Environmental Science at University of Massachusetts - Lowell
University of Connecticut landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 22 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Yale University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Boston University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified ’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Worcester State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Trinity College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Trinity Bantams is located in Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
University of New Haven came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Science at University of New Haven
Unity College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Unity College is located in Unity, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
Boston College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 13 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Brown University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Franklin Pierce University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Franklin Pierce University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rindge, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Science at Franklin Pierce
With a ranking of #24, Roger Williams University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Roger Williams University is a small school located in Bristol, Rhode Island that handed out 10 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 full report on Environmental Science at Roger Williams University
Norwich University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Norwich University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Wheaton College Massachusetts did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. Norton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Environmental Science at Wheaton College Massachusetts
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