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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
$17,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,254 people earned their degree in environmental health, making the major the 409th most popular in the United States.

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 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.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $17,105 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Environmental Health at University of Georgia

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 21 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $18,354 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNC Chapel Hill.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Health at UNC Chapel Hill

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental health students in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend ECU is $19,933 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Environmental Health at ECU

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.

WKU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $15,642 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Environmental Health at Western Kentucky University

#5

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #5 spot on the list. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 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 $75-$110k list, WCU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,857 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Western Carolina University.

Full Western Carolina University Environmental Health Report

#6

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental health students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $75-$110k list, Eastern has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $17,293 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Eastern Environmental Health Report

#7

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

East Tennessee State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental health degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

ETSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend East Tennessee State University is $18,692 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full East Tennessee State 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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