2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Environmental Health is the 409th most popular major in the country with 1,254 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 113 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in environmental health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental health programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Read full report on Environmental Health at U-M

#2

University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, Illinois

$16,757 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIS, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Springfield are $16,757, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Health at UIS

#3

University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$11,448 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 3 masters’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

University of St. Francis Fort Wayne did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne are $11,448, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Health at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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