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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,383 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in environmental studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental studies programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s ecosystem studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ecosystem studies students whose families make more than $110k list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full IU Bloomington Environmental Studies Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Environmental Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Springfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UIS also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Springfield are $16,757, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Studies at UIS

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928.

Full SIUC Environmental Studies Report

#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cleveland State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Cleveland State University

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

University of Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 17 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at University of Chicago

#7 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 8 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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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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