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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 682 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 544 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental studies. That schools that top this list have a program in environmental studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree ecosystem studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Colorado University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Western Colorado University is a small public school situated in Gunnison, Colorado. It awarded 33 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Lewis College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Durango, Colorado, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado College is a small school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 20 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Idaho landed the #4 spot on the list. The College of Idaho is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Caldwell, Idaho. It awarded 9 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at The College of Idaho
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westminster College Utah. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Naropa University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boulder, Colorado 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 188 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Carroll College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Helena, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students 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%.
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Utah ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Boise State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Montana landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. The University of Montana is a fairly large school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 25 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Montana State University - Billings did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Billings, Montana, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Utah State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Utah State University
Regis University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 3 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%.
University of Denver ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at University of Denver
Rocky Mountain College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #17. Rocky is located in Billings, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
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