by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for environmental biology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 81 bachelor's degrees in environmental biology to qualified students.
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Your choice of environmental biology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality environmental microbiology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for environmental biology students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 Best Environmental Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for environmental biology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
It is hard to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in environmental biology. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental biology from Michigan State University
University of Dayton is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in environmental biology. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Dayton.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental biology from University of Dayton
It's hard to beat Ferris State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in environmental biology. Located in the remote town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental biology from Ferris State University
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One of 12 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Environmental Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Conservation Biology | 99 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 85 |
| Epidemiology | 16 |
| Ecology | 12 |
| Marine Biology | 6 |
| Aquatic Biology/Limnology | 3 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 2 |
