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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 Southeast region, there were 1,473 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 162 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 16 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Kentucky State University is a small school located in Frankfort, Kentucky that handed out 4 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Universidad Ana G. Mendez. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Universidad Ana G. Mendez is a medium-sized school located in San Juan, that handed out 2 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the #3 spot on the list. College of Charleston is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at College of Charleston
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Christopher Newport University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Newport News, Virginia, and it awarded 8 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, 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 87%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Environmental Studies Report
Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 8 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 19 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s ecosystem studies students 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 full report on Environmental Studies at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
With a ranking of #10, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Virginia Commonwealth University Environmental Studies Report
West Virginia University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. West Virginia University is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 9 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Samford University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 2 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, 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 87%.
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Florida International University Environmental Studies Report
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Tulane University of Louisiana
American Public University System came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 21 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full American Public University System Environmental Studies Report
With a ranking of #14, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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