by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Ecology is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,028 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Colorado, there were 42 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Colorado” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in ecology. That schools that top this list have a program in ecology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Colorado” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado ecology students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Colorado University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western is a small school located in Gunnison, Colorado that handed out 11 ’s ecology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 ’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s ecology degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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