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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Sustainability Studies is the 248th most popular major in the country with 3,745 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 316 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 143 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sustainability studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sustainability studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree sustainability students.

Top 11 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii Maui College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region list. UH Maui College is a small public school situated in Kahului, Hawaii. It awarded 5 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UH Maui College Sustainability Studies Report

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region list. Western Washington University is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 22 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at WWU

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at UCR

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at Oregon State

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Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the #5 spot on the list. Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Forest Grove, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at Pacific University

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Western Oregon University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region list. Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad 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%.

Full Western Oregon State College Sustainability Studies Report

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 11 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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California Baptist University
Riverside, California

With a ranking of #8, California Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sustainability students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at Cal Baptist

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Alaska Pacific University
Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Pacific University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Alaska Pacific University is a small school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 3 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Alaska Pacific University Sustainability Studies Report

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Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

With a ranking of #9, Pepperdine University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region list. Pepperdine is a fairly large school located in Malibu, California that handed out 4 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Pepperdine

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The University of Arizona Global Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAGC is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at UAGC

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