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2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
228 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,869 people earned their degree in environmental studies, making the major the 85th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,323 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 228 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in environmental studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree ecosystem studies students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

Full UW Seattle Environmental Studies Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 42 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree ecosystem studies students with aid list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Studies at UC Berkeley

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #3 spot on the list. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree ecosystem studies students with aid list, UC Davis has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Full University of California - Davis Environmental Studies Report

#4

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ashland, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree ecosystem studies students with aid list, Southern Oregon University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Oregon University are $23,445, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Studies at Southern Oregon University

#5

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.

WWU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Washington University are $24,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at WWU

#6

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#9 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 3 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952.

Full University of California - Santa Cruz Environmental Studies Report

#7

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#8 in overall quality

University of Oregon landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.

UO also made our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oregon Environmental Studies Report

#8

The Evergreen State College

Olympia, Washington
#11 in overall quality

The Evergreen State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Evergreen is located in Olympia, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Evergreen, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Evergreen are $21,167, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Studies at The Evergreen State College

#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 22 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Southern California Environmental Studies Report

#10

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

University of San Francisco came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

USFCA also made our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at University of San Francisco

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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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