by our College Data Analytics Team
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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 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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in environmental studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful environmental studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree ecosystem studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 142 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 107 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
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 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%.
Out of the 22 schools in the Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about Environmental Studies at Texas A&M College Station
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Environmental Studies Report
Northern Arizona University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Environmental Studies at University of Arizona
Baylor University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 20 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Prescott College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Prescott College is located in Prescott, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, 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 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Trinity University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Trinity University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s 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%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Saint Edward’s University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at St. Edward’s University
Southwestern University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Georgetown, 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 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Austin College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Austin College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sherman, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Environmental Studies Report
University of Tulsa ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified 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%. 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 University of Tulsa
Wayland Baptist University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wayland Baptist University is a small school located in Plainview, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Wayland Baptist University
Southern Methodist University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, 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 90%.
Read more about Environmental Studies at Southern Methodist University
Western New Mexico University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Western New Mexico University
Huston - Tillotson University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Huston - Tillotson University Environmental Studies Report
University of St. Thomas came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of St. Thomas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Environmental Studies at University of St. Thomas
New Mexico Highlands University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at New Mexico Highlands University
With a ranking of #21, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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