2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region
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Environmental Studies is the 87th most popular major in the country with 10,196 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 907 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 627 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered a degree 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree ecosystem studies students.
Top 22 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prescott College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Prescott, Arizona. It awarded 24 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Prescot College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Southwestern University
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sherman, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Full Austin College Environmental Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 14 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Full Trinity University Environmental Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Edward’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 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%.
Full Saint Edward’s University Environmental Studies Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 41 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at University of Oklahoma
Northern Arizona University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Northern Arizona University
With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 96 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about Environmental Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 152 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at UOPX - Arizona
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 67 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Arizona State University - Skysong Environmental Studies Report
Huston - Tillotson University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Huston - Tillotson University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Huston - Tillotson University
Baylor University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 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 88%. 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 full report on Environmental Studies at Baylor
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 72 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Environmental Studies at Texas A&M University - College Station
University of Tulsa came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Tulsa Environmental Studies Report
Wayland Baptist University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Wayland Baptist University
With a ranking of #16, Western New Mexico University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Silver City, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Western New Mexico University
With a ranking of #17, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 29 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Environmental Studies at University of Arizona
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Environmental Studies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
University of St. Thomas landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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 UST
Southern Methodist University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full SMU Environmental Studies Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Environmental Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio
With a ranking of #21, New Mexico Highlands University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at New Mexico Highlands University
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
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