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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
$13,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. 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 also made our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $12,352 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Environmental Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees 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 $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students with aid.

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.

Full University of Georgia Environmental Health Report

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 9 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students with aid per year to attend ECU.

Read full report on 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 Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #5 spot 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 with aid.

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environmental health students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WCU is $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental health students with aid.

Read full report on Environmental Health at Western Carolina University

#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 Getting Aid ranking. East Tennessee State University is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.

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. It costs about $14,332 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students with aid per year to attend East Tennessee State University.

Read full report on Environmental Health at East Tennessee State University

#7

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental health degrees to 22 students 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 $14,149 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Health students with aid.

Full Eastern 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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