by our College Data Analytics Team
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In 2021-2022, 10,196 people earned their degree in environmental studies, making the major the 87th most popular in the United States.
Across New Jersey, there were 216 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 168 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,273 and $23,888 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in environmental studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their environmental studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey bachelor’s degree ecosystem studies students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stockton University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Galloway, New Jersey, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in New Jersey list. Mahwah, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Ramapo College of New Jersey Environmental Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drew University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in New Jersey. Drew is a small school located in Madison, New Jersey that handed out 3 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in New Jersey list. Lawrenceville, New Jersey 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 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in New Jersey list. Seton Hall University is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Orange, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Environmental Studies at Seton Hall University
William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in New Jersey ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Wayne, New Jersey, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Full William Paterson University Environmental Studies Report
Rowan University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in New Jersey ranking. Rowan University is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in New Jersey ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 34 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Rutgers New Brunswick
Saint Peter’s University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in New Jersey list. Saint Peter’s College is a small school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 1 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Saint Peter’s University
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