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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Environmental Studies is the 87th most popular major in the country with 9,899 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 784 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 604 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 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. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in environmental studies.

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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

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Prescott College
Prescott, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prescott College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Prescot College is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 18 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees 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%. 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.

Full Prescott College Environmental Studies Report

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Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas

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 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Southwestern Environmental Studies Report

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Austin College
Sherman, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin College is a small school located in Sherman, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at Austin College

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

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, Trinity University landed the #4 spot on the list. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 15 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 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Trinity U

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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, Saint Edward’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. Austin, 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 13 students 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%.

Full St. Edward’s University Environmental Studies Report

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 47 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 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 more about Environmental Studies at Northern Arizona University

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Arizona State University - Tempe 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 #8. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full ASU - Tempe Environmental Studies Report

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 142 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Environmental Studies Report

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at Arizona State University - Skysong

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With a ranking of #11, Huston - Tillotson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Huston - Tillotson University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Huston - Tillotson University

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 20 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 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Baylor

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, 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 more about Environmental Studies at Texas A&M University - College Station

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa 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 #14. Tulsa, Oklahoma 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full University of Tulsa Environmental Studies Report

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Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, Texas

Wayland Baptist University 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 #15. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Wayland Baptist University

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Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico

Western New Mexico University 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 #16. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at Western New Mexico University

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

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 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.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at University of Arizona

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at NMSU Main Campus

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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 1 students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at UST

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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. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 more about Environmental Studies at Southern Methodist University

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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. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico

New Mexico Highlands University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Highlands University is a small school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 0 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full New Mexico Highlands University Environmental Studies Report

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