2025 Best Environmental Studies Schools in the Southwest Region
9Colleges in the Southwest Region
907Ecosystem 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.
College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Environmental Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 907 degrees in environmental studies annually.
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.
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 the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for Environmental Studies in the Southwest Region
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.
Any student who is interested in environmental studies has to take a look at Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 72 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Arizona if you want to pursue a degree in environmental studies. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.
BS in Environmental Science - Natural Resources & ConservationProgram Name
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.
Any student pursuing a degree in environmental studies has to check out Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were approximately 215 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in environmental studies has to take a look at Baylor University. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco. This university ranks 6th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 24 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 54 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 48 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 167 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year.
BA in Anthropology - Environmental SustainabilityProgram Name
Help people live more efficiently and effectively in their environment with this experiential online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 152 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent data year.
St. Edward's University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Austin. This university ranks 52nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 16 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at St. Edward's University 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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