2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies in California

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 29 doctor's degrees in environmental studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Environmental Studies School for Your Doctor's Degree

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of environmental studies students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for environmental studies.

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Featured Environmental Studies Programs

Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

BS in Environmental Science - Natural Resources & Conservation

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BS in Geosciences - Natural Resources Conservation

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Environmental Studies in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in environmental studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Ecosystem Studies Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

23 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Berkeley is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in environmental studies. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in environmental studies in California.

There were roughly 23 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in environmental studies from University of California - Berkeley

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University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in environmental studies needs to take a look at University of California - Santa Cruz. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in environmental studies in California.

There were roughly 6 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in environmental studies from University of California - Santa Cruz

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in environmental studies has to take a look at University of California - Irvine. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in environmental studies from University of California - Irvine

Best Environmental Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Environmental Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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Rankings in Majors Related to Ecosystem Studies

One of 3 majors within the Natural Resources Conservation area of study, Environmental Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Ecosystem Studies

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts. More about our data sources and methodologies.