2025 Best Environmental Studies Schools in Virginia
3Colleges in Virginia
227Ecosystem Studies Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #87 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Environmental Studies Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 227 degrees in environmental studies to qualified students.
The ecosystem studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Environmental Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Environmental Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Environmental Studies Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Environmental Studies in Virginia
The schools below may not offer all types of ecosystem studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in environmental studies has to check out University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
Virginia Commonwealth University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in environmental studies. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 67 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.
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Develop a broad-based interdisciplinary skill set to solve complex environmental problems like climate change, alternative energy and sustainability with a specialized online degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Roanoke College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in environmental studies. Located in the suburb of Salem, Roanoke is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 25th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 16 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Roanoke 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.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The ecosystem studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Environmental Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Environmental Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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