by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Environmental Studies is the 87th most popular major in the country with 9,899 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,473 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,246 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 79 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in environmental studies.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Southeast Region”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree ecosystem studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warren Wilson College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Swannanoa, North Carolina, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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 be in good company if you decide to attend Eckerd College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #3 spot on the list. Asheville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Ozarks. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Clarksville, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at University of the Ozarks
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New College of Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. Sarasota, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, 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 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at New College of Florida
Centre College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Danville, Kentucky, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Centre College of Kentucky
With a ranking of #7, Randolph - Macon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Randolph - Macon is a small school located in Ashland, Virginia that handed out 16 bachelors’s ecosystem studies 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 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Roanoke College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Salem, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Davidson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Davidson is a small school located in Davidson, North Carolina that handed out 20 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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 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 93%.
Wofford College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Hendrix College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Conway, Arkansas 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.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rollins College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Maryville College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Maryville College is a small school located in Maryville, Tennessee that handed out 6 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Birmingham Southern College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. 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.
Read more about Environmental Studies at Birmingham Southern College
Guilford College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Wesleyan University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Beach, Virginia 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.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Virginia Wesleyan University
Shepherd University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Shepherd University
Randolph College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Florida Southern College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 18 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees 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%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Florida Southern College
With a ranking of #20, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 97 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 Appalachian State University
Hollins University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Roanoke, Virginia, 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 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Washington and Lee University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lexington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Wesleyan College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wesleyan College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, 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 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Emory and Henry College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Emory, Virginia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Environmental Studies at Emory & Henry College
Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 47 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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