2025 Best Environmental Studies Schools in Colorado
4Colleges in Colorado
423Ecosystem Studies Degrees Awarded
Ranked #87 in popularity, environmental studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of environmental studies. Combined, these schools handed out 423 degrees in environmental studies to qualified students.
Your choice of environmental studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Environmental Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The ecosystem studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Environmental Studies Schools in Colorado.
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Best Schools for Environmental Studies in Colorado
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ecosystem studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is hard to beat University of Colorado Boulder if you want to pursue a degree in environmental studies. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were approximately 307 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in environmental studies needs to look into Colorado College. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #560 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colorado College is a great college overall.
There were about 24 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Colorado College in the most recent data year.
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Fort Lewis College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in environmental studies. Located in the town of Durango, FLC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 28th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 29 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at FLC in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in environmental studies has to look into Western Colorado University. Located in the town of Gunnison, Western is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 29th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 54 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Western in the most recent data year.
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.
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Your choice of environmental studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Environmental Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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