2024 Best Environmental Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in environmental studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #135 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Environmental Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 doctor's degrees in environmental studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to environmental studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other environmental studies students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized environmental studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for environmental studies students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Environmental Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Environmental Studies in the New England Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for environmental studies students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Ecosystem Studies

1

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Yale University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in environmental studies. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.More information about a doctorate in environmental studies from Yale University

2

Antioch University - New England
Keene, NH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Antioch University - New England if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in environmental studies. Located in the town of Keene, Antioch University - New England is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in environmental studies from Antioch University - New England

Best Environmental Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental studies colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	138	15
Rhode Island	119	0
New Hampshire	56	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Ecosystem Studies

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

Majors Similar to Ecosystem Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	14
Environmental Science	13

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.