2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across District of Columbia, there were 72 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in environmental studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 9 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Studies at GWU

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 20 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also made our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Studies at American University

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies (Income $75-$110k)

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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