2023 Most Popular Colleges for Environmental Science in Idaho

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Idaho” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Environmental Science is the 91st most popular major in the country with 9,274 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Idaho, there were 56 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Idaho” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in environmental science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in environmental science.

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Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Idaho

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Idaho”.

Top 4 Most Popular Colleges for Environmental Science in Idaho

1

University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

#3 overall quality in Idaho

$38,989 Average Early-Career Earnings

$23,801 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Idaho. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified ’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Science at University of Idaho

2

Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, Idaho

#2 overall quality in Idaho

$37,650 Average Early-Career Earnings

$13,887 Average Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Rexburg, Idaho, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Brigham Young University - Idaho

3

Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

#6 overall quality in Idaho

$44,640 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,266 Average Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.

Full Idaho State University Environmental Science Report

4

North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

#7 overall quality in Idaho

$35,512 Average Early-Career Earnings

$12,244 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Idaho College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Idaho list. This small school is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and it awarded 1 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Environmental Science at North Idaho College

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.