2024 Best Environmental Studies Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Environmental Studies is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #116 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for environmental studies students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 56 master's degrees in environmental studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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 master'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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The ecosystem studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Environmental Studies Master's Degree Schools in Virginia.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Environmental Studies in Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in environmental studies.

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in Ecosystem Studies

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in environmental studies. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in environmental studies from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Virginia Commonwealth University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in environmental studies. VCU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Richmond.More information about a master’s in environmental studies from Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Environmental Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Environmental Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	18
North Carolina	334	45
Kentucky	268	4
South Carolina	260	28
Alabama	258	2
Louisiana	250	0
West Virginia	164	9

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental Science	21

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.