2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies in the Southeast Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Sustainability Studies is the 248th most popular major in the country with 3,005 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 513 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 259 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful sustainability studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree sustainability students.
Top 21 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at University of Florida
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sustainability students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at FIU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 33 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at George Mason University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Furman University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Furman University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Furman
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #5 spot on the list. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 14 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at WVU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
University of Louisville landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 University of Louisville Sustainability Studies Report
With a ranking of #8, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Sewanee - The University of the South is a small school located in Sewanee, Tennessee that handed out 9 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Sewanee - The University of the South
With a ranking of #9, University of North Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Florence, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sustainability degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at UNA
Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sustainability degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at JU
Guilford College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Guilford is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Full Guilford College Sustainability Studies Report
Davis & Elkins College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. D&E is located in Elkins, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at D&E
Berry College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Berry is located in Mount Berry, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at Berry College
With a ranking of #10, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Florida Institute of Technology is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at Florida Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #15, Toccoa Falls College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sustainability students in 2020-2021.
Full Toccoa Falls Sustainability Studies Report
Virginia Wesleyan University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at Virginia Wesleyan University
Coastal Carolina University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Everglades University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sustainability degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Everglades University
Christian Brothers University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at Christian Brothers
Elizabeth City State University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. ECSU is a small school located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina that handed out 0 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Elizabeth City State University
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