by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,899 people earned their degree in environmental studies, making the major the 87th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,381 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,012 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 77 colleges that offer a degree in environmental studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in environmental studies.
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The ecosystem studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 77 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hiram College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hiram College is a small school located in Hiram, Ohio that handed out 10 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 77 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alma College landed the #2 spot on the list. Alma, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Denison University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Denison University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Granville, Ohio. It awarded 23 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Out of the 77 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oberlin College landed the #4 spot on the list. Oberlin College is a small school located in Oberlin, Ohio that handed out 26 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Forest College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Lake Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Beloit College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Beloit is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beloit, Wisconsin. It awarded 9 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Earlham College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Richmond, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Kenyon College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Gambier, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Knox College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Galesburg, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Augustana College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Augustana College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rock Island, Illinois. It awarded 20 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Manchester University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Manchester University is a small school located in North Manchester, Indiana that handed out 7 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Principia College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Principia College is located in Elsah, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
The College of Wooster landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. The College of Wooster is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wooster, Ohio. It awarded 9 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Illinois Wesleyan University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bloomington, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Illinois College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois College is a small school located in Jacksonville, Illinois that handed out 5 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Parkside landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Northern Michigan University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marquette, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Aquinas College Michigan did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Springfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at University of Illinois at Springfield
North Central College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Naperville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lawrence University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Albion College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Albion, Michigan, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Ripon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Ripon, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Indiana University - Southeast ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school situated in New Albany, Indiana. It awarded 10 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, Blackburn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Blackburn College is a small school located in Carlinville, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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