2023 Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in Alaska
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Ranked Colleges
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in Alaska” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,899 people earned their degree in environmental studies, making the major the 87th most popular in the United States.
Across Alaska, there were 17 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in Alaska” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in environmental studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular environmental studies programs in the United States.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in Alaska
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in Alaska”.
Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for Environmental Studies in Alaska
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alaska Southeast is located in Juneau, Alaska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at UAS
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ecosystem Studies Major in Alaska list. University of Alaska Anchorage is located in Anchorage, Alaska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UAA 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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