RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Nonprofit Colleges Online, a website promoting nonprofit colleges and universities offering online degree programs, has published both a 15 program bachelor's ranking and a 35 program master's ranking for Environmental Science and Sustainability programs.
The bachelor degree program ranking can be viewed here: http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com/rankings/best-online-bachelors-in-environmental-science-sustainability-2016/
The Students Before Profits Award is a series of rankings created to recognize public and nonprofit colleges and universities that offer quality online or hybrid/low-residency degree programs accessible for working adults. The Students Before Profits Award selects only regionally accredited public or private nonprofit institutions and ranks the programs according to their affordability.
The bachelor's ranking consists of 15 programs. In first place is Southern New Hampshire University in Hooksett, NH, followed by the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL, and Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA.
Other colleges and universities that made the ranking are listed below in alphabetical order:
Arizona State University – Phoenix, Arizona
Excelsior College – Albany, New York
Northeastern University – Boston, Massachusetts
Oregon State University – Corvallis, Oregon
Pennsylvania State University – University Park, Pennsylvania
University of Denver – Denver, Colorado
University of Florida – Gainesville, Florida
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign – Champaign, Illinois
University of Maryland – College Park, Maryland
University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Massachusetts
University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Nebraska
University of Wisconsin – Madison, Wisconsin
The master degree program ranking can be viewed here: http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com/rankings/best-online-masters-in-environmental-science-sustainability-2016/
The master's ranking consists of 35 programs with Montana State University in Bozeman, MT in first place, followed by the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR, and the University of Illinois-Springfield in Springfield, IL.
Other colleges and universities that made the ranking are listed below in alphabetical order:
Arizona State University – Phoenix, Arizona
Auburn University – Auburn, Alabama
California State University – Fullerton, California
Colorado State University Global Campus – Greenwood Village, Colorado
Duke University – Durham, North Carolina
Green Mountain College – Poultney, Vermont
Goucher College – Baltimore, Maryland
Johns Hopkins University – Baltimore, Maryland
Long Island University – Brooklyn, New York
Prescott College – Prescott, Arizona
North Carolina State University – Raleigh, North Carolina
Oregon State University – Corvallis, Oregon
Pennsylvania State University – University Park, Pennsylvania
Texas A&M University – College Station, Texas
Texas Tech University – Lubbock, Texas
University of Colorado-Denver – Denver, Colorado
University of Denver – Denver, Colorado
University of Findlay – Findlay, Ohio
University of Florida – Gainesville, Florida
University of Houston-Clear Lake – Houston, Texas
University of Idaho – Moscow, Idaho
University of Maryland – College Park, Maryland
University of Maryland University College – Adelphi, Maryland
University of Saint Francis – Fort Wayne, Indiana
University of Tennessee – Knoxville, Tennessee
University of West Florida – Pensacola, Florida
University of Washington – Seattle, Washington
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point – Stevens Point, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Stout – Menomonie, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater – Whitewater, Wisconsin
Villanova University – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Virginia Tech University – Blacksburg, Virginia
Brett Gershon, editor at Nonprofit Colleges Online, says that the field of Environmental Science and Sustainability is rapidly expanding and will only continue to grow due to the demand for stricter governmental environmental policies and regulation of company procedures. "In 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted that the number of jobs for environmental scientists and specialists will grow by 15 percent through 2022," says Gershon, "the emerging demand for a 'greener' economy by the public is paving the way for a vast number of job opportunities in business, governmental agencies, and private research." Gershon goes on to note that these job opportunities include, but are not limited to, positions in environmental engineering, resource management, business administration, and multiple other academic and professional disciplines.
Nonprofit Colleges Online (http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com) is an online resource devoted to promoting online colleges and universities that put students before profits and education before the bottom line. The site publishes rankings, reviews, and other resources to help prospective students learn about, and connect with, schools where they can get a quality online education.
Contact:
Brett Gershon
Editor, Nonprofit Online Colleges
http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com
(763) 503-0162