2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region
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Environmental Studies is the 87th most popular major in the country with 9,899 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,309 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 233 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 14 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Top 14 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Monterey, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified masters’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 1 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 Middlebury Institute
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Evergreen State College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. The Evergreen State College is a small public school situated in Olympia, Washington. It awarded 25 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at The Evergreen State College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Oregon University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. This medium-sized school is located in Ashland, Oregon, and it awarded 13 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Environmental Studies at Southern Oregon University
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the #4 spot on the list. University of San Francisco is located in San Francisco, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Environmental Studies at University of San Francisco
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #5 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at UC Berkeley
Western Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 12 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees 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%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at WWU
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 UW Seattle
University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Southern California Environmental Studies Report
University of California - Davis landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 13 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full UC Davis Environmental Studies Report
University of Oregon did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. UO is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 6 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Environmental Studies at UO
University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at University of California - Santa Cruz
University of California - Irvine landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified masters’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UC Irvine Environmental Studies Report
Southern California Institute of Architecture did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Southern California Institute of Architecture is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Southern California Institute of Architecture Environmental Studies Report
Washington State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Wazzu Environmental Studies Report
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Notes and References
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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *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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