Spike Rankings 2027
Best Colleges for Environmental Science in America
Strong colleges that graduate at least 25 students a year in Environmental Science. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
The Best Colleges score 75%, the size of the environmental science program 25%.
109 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. At least 25 bachelor’s degrees a year in the field. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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109 colleges
Number 1: University of California-Berkeley- 471 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 2: University of California-Davis- 333 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $87k after 10 years
Number 3: University of Florida- 140 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 4: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- 134 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 5: University of California-Los Angeles- 108 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 6: University of California-Santa Barbara- 338 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 7: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- 114 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 8: University of Washington-Seattle Campus- 220 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 9: Cornell University- 79 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 10: Duke University- 54 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 11: University of Wisconsin-Madison- 200 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 12: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- 175 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 13: Yale University- 27 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $118k after 10 years
Number 14: University of Virginia-Main Campus- 68 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 15: Ohio State University-Main Campus- 193 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 16: North Carolina State University at Raleigh- 221 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 17: University of California-San Diego- 73 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 18: University of Chicago- 50 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 19: Texas A&M University-College Station- 293 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 20: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- 82 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 21: University of California-Irvine- 62 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 22: Florida State University- 142 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 23: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- 203 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 24: Michigan State University- 206 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $74k after 10 years
Number 25: Rutgers University-New Brunswick- 97 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 26: University of Connecticut- 99 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 27: Brown University- 41 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 28: University of Maryland-College Park- 39 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 29: University of Georgia- 75 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 30: University of Southern California- 47 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 31: University of Delaware- 96 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 32: Emory University- 41 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $94k after 10 years
Number 33: Northwestern University- 27 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 34: San Jose State University- 65 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 35: Purdue University-Main Campus- 107 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 36: Washington University in St Louis- 30 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 37: Tufts University- 60 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 38: University of Vermont- 269 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 39: San Diego State University- 102 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 40: University of Central Florida- 108 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 41: Indiana University-Bloomington- 80 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 42: University of Colorado Boulder- 206 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 43: Iowa State University- 122 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 44: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 132 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 45: Boston College- 38 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $112k after 10 years
Number 46: University of Oregon- 134 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 47: Santa Clara University- 46 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $117k after 10 years
Number 48: University of Rhode Island- 139 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 49: Stony Brook University- 45 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 50: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus- 111 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 51: Oregon State University- 379 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 52: University of Wyoming- 112 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 53: Michigan Technological University- 57 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 54: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 106 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 55: Auburn University- 136 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 56: Clemson University- 62 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 57: University of California-Riverside- 39 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 58: California State University-Long Beach- 52 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 59: University of Portland- 28 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 60: California State University-Sacramento- 62 grads a year in the field
- 55% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 61: University of Redlands- 52 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 62: George Mason University- 39 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 63: University of Iowa- 56 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 64: University of Kentucky- 69 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 65: University of South Carolina-Columbia- 75 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 66: Loyola University Chicago- 96 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 67: University of Miami- 54 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 68: University of Missouri-Columbia- 48 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 69: University of Nebraska-Lincoln- 95 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 70: Drexel University- 30 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 71: George Washington University- 36 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $97k after 10 years
Number 72: Florida International University- 28 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 73: Pitzer College- 36 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 74: Mississippi State University- 118 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $54k after 10 years
Number 75: Texas Tech University- 94 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 76: West Virginia University- 116 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 77: San Francisco State University- 49 grads a year in the field
- 50% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 78: Boston University- 32 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 79: Portland State University- 63 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 80: Temple University- 42 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 81: Florida Gulf Coast University- 91 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 82: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 94 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 83: Virginia Commonwealth University- 62 grads a year in the field
- 64% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 84: University of Idaho- 104 grads a year in the field
- 59% graduate
- $58k after 10 years
Number 85: Bucknell University- 27 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $110k after 10 years
Number 86: CUNY Hunter College- 26 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 87: University of Kansas- 50 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 88: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus- 64 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 89: University of Maine- 90 grads a year in the field
- 56% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 90: The University of Montana- 169 grads a year in the field
- 48% graduate
- $49k after 10 years
Number 91: Fordham University- 29 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 92: The University of Texas at San Antonio- 73 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 93: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- 25 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 94: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- 66 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 95: Mount Holyoke College- 26 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 96: University of San Francisco- 34 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $95k after 10 years
Number 97: Tulane University of Louisiana- 40 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 98: Kansas State University- 39 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 99: University of Denver- 27 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 100: Elon University- 27 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 101: Syracuse University- 29 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 102: New Mexico State University-Main Campus- 32 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $44k after 10 years
Number 103: Lewis & Clark College- 26 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 104: University of Utah- 35 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 105: Baylor University- 38 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 106: Cleveland State University- 30 grads a year in the field
- 51% graduate
- $57k after 10 years
Number 107: Kent State University at Kent- 52 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $51k after 10 years
Number 108: Boise State University- 38 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 109: Montana State University- 45 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
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