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2022 Best Vallue Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Vallue Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental health programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the environmental health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental health degrees to 36 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. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UGA Environmental Health Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Vallue Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 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. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $12,352 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students whose families make more than $110k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Environmental Health at UNC Chapel Hill

#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 Vallue Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Environmental Health at East Carolina University

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental health degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make more than $110k list, WKU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WKU is $11,962 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Environmental Health at WKU

#5

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #5 spot on the list. WCU is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 16 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU also made our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students whose families make more than $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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Eastern Kentucky University is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.

Eastern also made our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Kentucky University is $14,149 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Environmental Health at Eastern Kentucky University

#7

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

East Tennessee State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. 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 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 $14,332 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students whose families make more than $110k.

Full ETSU 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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