21 Best colleges for Environmental Management in Illinois

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Management. A graph of 681K citations received by 19.5K academic papers made by 21 universities in Illinois was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Environmental Management

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#77 in the United States

#94 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Environmental Management

#80 in the United States

#97 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

4. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#84 in the United States

#102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#115 in the United States

#143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,702

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Environmental Management

#121 in the United States

#149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

7. Illinois State University

Normal

For Environmental Management

#206 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Environmental Management

#226 in the United States

#265 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $12,552
Enrollment: 15,649

9. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#236 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,511

10. DePaul University

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#277 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,151

11. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Environmental Management

#314 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

12. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Environmental Management

#346 in the United States

#397 in North America

Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832
Enrollment: 242

13. Bradley University

Peoria

For Environmental Management

#355 in the United States

#406 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,053

14. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Environmental Management

#436 in the United States

#492 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,632
Enrollment: 7,643

15. North Central College

Naperville

For Environmental Management

#437 in the United States

#493 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,285

16. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Environmental Management

#465 in the United States

#524 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1043
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $16,296

17. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Environmental Management

#484 in the United States

#545 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1010
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,773

18. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#559 in the United States

#622 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,143
Enrollment: 5,756

19. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#595 in the United States

#658 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,117

20. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Environmental Management

#597 in the United States

#660 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

21. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Environmental Management

#622 in the United States

#686 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,096

Closest to Illinois states to learn Environmental Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	12	36
Missouri	10	75
Iowa	5	18
Kentucky	9	55
Wisconsin	17	5
Tennessee	13	44
Ohio	25	17
Michigan	15	12
Arkansas	8	117
Minnesota	11	13
Mississippi	6	60
Kansas	5	71
Alabama	10	64
Virginia	15	30
Georgia	15	29
North Carolina	16	24
Oklahoma	5	43
Nebraska	6	37
South Carolina	9	66
Pennsylvania	38	3
South Dakota	5	132
District of Columbia	6	133
Louisiana	11	49
Maryland	12	15
New York	67	9
New Jersey	14	20
North Dakota	3	122
Connecticut	12	27
Texas	39	11
Vermont	3	103
Colorado	13	21
Massachusetts	28	7
Rhode Island	5	94
Florida	24	6
New Hampshire	4	76
New Mexico	3	81
Maine	6	87
Montana	3	68
Utah	5	46
Arizona	4	19
Idaho	3	79
Oregon	12	28
Washington	14	4
California	53	1
Puerto Rico	3	231
Alaska	4	58
Hawaii	3	52