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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
121 Degrees Awarded
$32,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 121 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the environmental studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 19 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Duke Environmental Studies Report

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’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 University of Virginia are $32,394.

Read more about Environmental Studies at University of Virginia

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 12 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’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 Florida International University are $24,211.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Florida International University

#4

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gulf Coast University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Florida Gulf Coast University is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.

FGCU also made our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FGCU are $31,216.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University

#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 7 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’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 WVU are $26,154.

Full West Virginia University Environmental Studies Report

#6

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. UNCW is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 14 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’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 University of North Carolina at Wilmington are $21,286.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at UNCW

#5 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 12 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Environmental Studies Report

#8

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

College of Charleston ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 14 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at C of C, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at C of C are $36,592, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Studies at C of C

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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

  • *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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