2025 Best Environmental Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in environmental health, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #430 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Environmental Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 bachelor's degrees in environmental health during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to environmental health students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other environmental health students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized environmental health related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for environmental health students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Environmental Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Environmental Health in North Carolina

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for environmental health students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Environmental Health

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

16 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in environmental health. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental health from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC

10 Annual Graduates

Western Carolina University is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in environmental health. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental health from Western Carolina University

Best Environmental Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Environmental Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Tennessee	460	9
Georgia	453	12
South Carolina	370	0
Kentucky	331	21
Louisiana	306	0
Mississippi	275	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Environmental Health

Environmental Health is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Environmental Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Health Education and Promotion	496
General Public Health	265
International Public Health/International Health	33
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	12

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr. More about our data sources and methodologies.