2025 Best Environmental Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Environmental Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #404 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Environmental Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 98 bachelor's degrees in environmental biology to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on environmental biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of environmental biology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized environmental biology related body.

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Environmental Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Environmental Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in environmental biology.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Environmental Microbiology

1

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA

12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in environmental biology needs to take a look at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public university located in the fringe town of East Stroudsburg.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental biology from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

2

Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

18 Annual Graduates

Monmouth University is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in environmental biology. Monmouth is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental biology from Monmouth University

Best Environmental Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental biology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	42
Pennsylvania	698	24
New Jersey	351	7
District of Columbia	226	7

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to Environmental Microbiology

One of 12 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Environmental Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Ecology	180
Marine Biology	158
Evolutionary Biology	66
Conservation Biology	64
Evolutionary Biology	16
Aquatic Biology/Limnology	12
Epidemiology	7

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel. More about our data sources and methodologies.