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2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
204 Degrees Awarded
$30,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,340 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 204 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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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Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree ecosystem studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 77 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at UPenn

#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s ecosystem studies students in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at George Washington University

#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 9 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Binghamton University Environmental Studies Report

#5

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ship, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ship are $16,830.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

#6

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

Goucher College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Goucher College is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 2 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Goucher also took the #6 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Goucher are $9,047.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at Goucher College

#7

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, American University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524.

Read more about Environmental Studies at American University

#8

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Point Park University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Point Park, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Point Park are $17,748.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Point Park University

#9

Adelphi University

Garden City, New York
#8 in overall quality

Adelphi University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Garden City, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Adelphi, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Adelphi are $43,950.

Full Adelphi Environmental Studies Report

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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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