2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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 Doctorate in the New England Region” 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 New England region, there were 1,342 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies in the New England Region

#1

Antioch University - New England

Keene, New Hampshire

#2 in overall quality

$24,934 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - New England landed the #1 spot on the list. Antioch University - New England is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.

Antioch University - New England also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Antioch University - New England are $24,934, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Antioch University - New England

#1

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Durham, New Hampshire

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970.

Full UNH Environmental Studies Report

#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 13 doctorate’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Yale

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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