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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 295 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 126 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in environmental health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental health program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental health students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UNC Chapel Hill is $11,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Environmental Health Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental health students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,748 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Georgia.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UGA Environmental Health Report

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $48-$75k list, ECU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $15,784 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Environmental Health at ECU

#4

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 16 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Carolina University is $14,063 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full WCU Environmental Health Report

#5

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Eastern is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 22 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Kentucky University is $14,004 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Environmental Health at Eastern

#6

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

East Tennessee State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 7 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for East Tennessee State University is $16,359 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Environmental Health at East Tennessee State University

#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $48-$75k list, WKU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,209 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Western Kentucky University.

Full Western Kentucky University Environmental Health Report

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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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