2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Environmental Studies is the 85th most popular major in the country with 9,869 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,429 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in environmental studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree ecosystem studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s ecosystem studies students in 2019-2020.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.

Full Duke University Environmental Studies Report

#2

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$20,498 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee Tech University are $20,498.

Full Tennessee Technological University Environmental Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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