2025 Best Geography and Environmental Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

If you're seeking a Bachelor's Degree in geography and environmental studies, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #839 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for geography and environmental studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 bachelor's degrees in geography and environmental studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on geography and environmental studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of geography and environmental studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geography and environmental studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for geography and environmental studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Geography and Environmental Studies in Washington

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for geography and environmental studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Geography and Environmental Studies

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in geography and environmental studies. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in geography and environmental studies from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

16 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Western Washington University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in geography and environmental studies. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in geography and environmental studies from Western Washington University

Best Geography and Environmental Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Geography and Environmental Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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Geography and Environmental Studies Related Rankings by Major

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.