2020 Most Affordable Online Environmental Science Degrees
These schools represent the least expensive options for obtaining an online bachelor's degree in environmental science. Each school on this list offers a tuition rate under $17,000 per year. Fort Hays State University, the #1 option, charges only $6,560 per year. Classes at FHSU include Bioethics, Economic Ideas & Current Issues, Elements of Physical Geography, Global Environmental Issues, Humans & the Environment, and Literature & the Environment. Columbia Southern University comes in second place, with an affordable tuition rate of $6,900 per year.
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| Rank | School | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Hays State University | $6,560 | |
| Columbia Southern University | $6,900 | |
| Florida Gateway College | $7,146 | |
| Delta State University | $7,501 | |
| American Public University System | $8,100 | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Online | $9,600 | |
| Florida International University | $10,376 | |
| Wilmington University | $11,430 | |
| University of Phoenix | $11,940 | |
| University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign | $12,270 | |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | $12,768 | |
| Wayland Baptist University | $12,834 | |
| University of South Florida Online | $13,547 | |
| Unity College | $14,100 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | $14,594 | |
| University of Maryland Global Campus | $14,970 | |
| University of Florida | $15,000 | |
| University of Arizona | $15,750 | |
| Arizona State University | $15,900 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | $16,091 | |
| Oregon State University | $16,377 | |
| Purdue University Global | $16,695 | |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | $16,980 |
- Annual Tuition: $6,560
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 89%
- Example Classes: Bioethics; Economic Ideas & Current Issues; Elements of Physical Geography; Global Environmental Issues; Humans & the Environment; Literature & the Environment
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Geosciences
- Bachelor of General Studies - Sustainability
- Bachelor of Science in Geosciences - Geography
- Annual Tuition: $6,900
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: DEAC
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes: Assessing Environmental Science; Environmental Law; Interactions of Hazardous Materials; Pollution Prevention; Total Environmental, Health & Safety Management; Toxicology
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- B.S. Environmental Management
- Annual Tuition: $7,146
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes: Control of Waterborne Diseases; Environmental Decision Making; Environmental Law; Environmental Regulation and Compliance; Water Resource with Application in GIS; Water Technologies
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- BAS in Water Resources Management
- Annual Tuition: $7,501
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 87%
- Example Classes: Conservation Natural Resources; Demography & Human Population Studies; Economic Geography; Geospatial Mathematics, Algorithms & Statistics; Politics of Globalization; World Regional Geography
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences - Geospatial Technologies
- Annual Tuition: $8,100
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes: Air Quality Management; Environmental and Ecosystems Management; Environmental Economics; Fish and Wildlife Policy, Programs, and Issues; Soil Science; Water Science
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science - Environmental Technology and Management
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science - Fish and Wildlife Management
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science - General
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science - Regional and Community Environmental Planning
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science - Sustainability
- Annual Tuition: $9,600
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NECHE
- Acceptance Rate: 78%
- Example Classes: American Environmental History; Ecological Principles and Field Methods; Environmental Ethics; Geology; Geospatial Programming; Global Climate Change
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- BA General Studies - Environmental Science
- BS Environmental Science
- BS Environmental Science - Geospatial Technologies
- BS Environmental Science - Natural Resources & Conservation
- BS Geosciences - Natural Resources & Conservation
- BA Anthropology - Environmental Sustainability
- Annual Tuition: $10,376
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 54%
- Example Classes: Applied Field Ecology; Earth Resources; Energy Flow in Natural and Man-made Systems; Environmental Resources and Pollution; Global Environment and Society; Sustainable Resource Development
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability and the Environment
- Annual Tuition: $11,430
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes: Climate Dynamics; Cultural Anthropology; Energy and Environmental Policy; Environmental Sociology; Our Environment, Our Health; U.S. Regulatory Compliance
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- BS in Environmental Science and Policy
- Annual Tuition: $11,940
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes: Ecology And Evolution; Energy And The Environment; Environmental Toxicology; Oceanography; Public Policy Analysis; Watershed Hydrology
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
- Annual Tuition: $12,270
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 62%
- Example Classes: Earth Systems; Environmental Economics; Introduction to Geographic Information Systems; The World Food Economy
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Earth, Society and Environmental Sustainability
- Bachelor of Science in Earth, Society and Environmental Sustainability - Society and Environment
- Bachelor of Science in Earth, Society and Environmental Sustainability - Society in the Earth System
- Annual Tuition: $12,768
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 70%
- Example Classes: Ecopoetry; Environmental Ethics; Environmental Writings; Humans, the Environment, and Sustainability; Meteorology
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies
- Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Management
- Annual Tuition: $12,834
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 99%
- Example Classes: Alternative Energy Technologies; Environmental Economics; Environmental Laws and Regulations; Environmental Sociology; Environmental/Geographical History of the U.S.; Natural Resource Management
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- BAS in Environmental Studies
- Annual Tuition: $13,547
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 45%
- Example Classes: Economic Geography; Karst Environments; Transportation Geography; Wetland Environments
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- B.G.S. in Environmental Policy
#14 Unity College
- Annual Tuition: $14,100
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NECHE
- Acceptance Rate: 89%
- Example Classes: Animal Behavior: The Evolution, Ecology, and Social Behavior of Animals; Conservation Biology; Environmental Issues: Deforestation, Biodiversity Loss, and Overpopulation; Environmental Justice; Organisms that Sustain the Earth: Understanding Plants; Using Social Media in a Global World
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Animal Health and Behavior - Environmental GIS
- Bachelor of Science in Animal Health and Behavior - Renewable Energy
- Bachelor of Science in Animal Health and Behavior - Sustainable Business
- Bachelor of Science in Animal Health and Behavior - Wildlife Ecology
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Emergency Management and Law Enforcement
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Emergency Management and Law Enforcement - Environmental GIS
- Annual Tuition: $14,594
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Acceptance Rate: 67%
- Example Classes: Energy in a Changing World; Energy Industry Applications of GIS; From Meteorology to Mitigation: Understanding Global Warming; Global Energy Enterprise; Human Dimensions of Global Warming; Policy Making and Evaluation
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Arts in Energy and Sustainability Policy
- Bachelor of Science in Energy and Sustainability Policy
- Bachelor of Science in Turfgrass Science
- Annual Tuition: $14,970
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes: Environment and Ecosystems Principles; Environmental Regulations and Policy; Environmental Technology; Global Environmental Management Issues; Human Health and Disease; Occupational Health and Safety
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management - Sustainability
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management - Toxicology and Hazard Control
- Annual Tuition: $15,000
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 42%
- Example Classes: Environmental Biogeochemistry; Environmental Nutrient Management and Environmental Biogeochemistry; GIS in Soil and Water Science; Nanotechnology in Food, Agriculture, and Environment; Natural Resource Policy and Economics; The World of Water and Environmental Monitoring Techniques
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- BS in Environmental Management
- BS in Environmental Management - Agriculture and Natural Resources
- BS in Geology
- Annual Tuition: $15,750
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 84%
- Example Classes: Careers in Environmental Science; Fundamentals of Environmental Science and Sustainability; Pollution Science
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences - Leadership, Sustainability, & Communication
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences - Soil, Air and Water
- Annual Tuition: $15,900
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 76%
- Example Classes: Global Change; Society and Sustainability; Sustainable Ecosystems; Sustainable Energy Technology and Systems; Sustainable Food and Farms; Sustainable World
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- BA in Sustainability
- BS in Sustainability
- BS in Sustainable Food Systems
- BA in Business - Sustainability
- BA in Geography
- BS in Geography
- Annual Tuition: $16,091
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 76%
- Example Classes: Environment and Society; Environmental Sustainability; GIS in Public and Environmental Policy; Micro Economic Analysis; Ocean of Air: Weather and Climate; Transitioning to Sustainable Communities
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Applied Studies in Organizational Leadership - Environmental Policy and Planning (Degree Completion)
- Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership - Environmental Policy Studies
- Annual Tuition: $16,377
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Acceptance Rate: 79%
- Example Classes: Climate Science; Environmental Geology; Genes and Chemicals in Agriculture: Value and Risk; Global Change and Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Wildland Fire Ecology
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology - Environmental and Natural Resources
- Bachelor of Science in Crop and Soil Science
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Economics and Policy
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences - Applied Ecology
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences - Aquatic Biology
- Annual Tuition: $16,695
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes: Constitutional Law; Socially Responsible Leadership; The Economics of Environmental Management; The Global Environment; The Politics of Managing the Environment
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- BS in Environmental Policy and Management
- Annual Tuition: $16,980
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Acceptance Rate: 52%
- Example Classes: Civic Engagement & Participatory Planning; Environmental Justice: Policy, Law, & Society; Introduction to Spatial Analysis & Geographic Information Systems; Managerial Economics for Sustainability; Sustainable Systems Thinking: Ecology, Economics, & Society; Sustainable Urbanism
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Sustainability Management