21 Best colleges for Environmental Management in Illinois

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 911K citations received by 22.1K 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

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

2. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Environmental Management

#74 in the United States

#91 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

3. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#77 in the United States

#95 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#80 in the United States

#98 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#120 in the United States

#148 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,001

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Environmental Management

#127 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

7. Illinois State University

Normal

For Environmental Management

#203 in the United States

#240 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Environmental Management

#219 in the United States

#257 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,565
Enrollment: 15,504

9. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#238 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,592

10. DePaul University

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#290 in the United States

#338 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,129

11. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Environmental Management

#309 in the United States

#358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 93%

12. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Environmental Management

#380 in the United States

#432 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832

13. Bradley University

Peoria

For Environmental Management

#386 in the United States

#438 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,703

14. North Central College

Naperville

For Environmental Management

#394 in the United States

#447 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,190

15. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Environmental Management

#482 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,620
Enrollment: 7,073

16. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Environmental Management

#512 in the United States

#574 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1081
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $17,255

17. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Environmental Management

#513 in the United States

#575 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,122

18. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#579 in the United States

#642 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,560
Enrollment: 5,504

19. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Environmental Management

#597 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

20. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Environmental Management

#639 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,503

21. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Environmental Management

#653 in the United States

#718 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,310

Closest to Illinois states to learn Environmental Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	12	31
Missouri	11	81
Iowa	5	27
Kentucky	9	59
Wisconsin	18	5
Tennessee	14	46
Ohio	25	17
Michigan	15	13
Arkansas	8	106
Minnesota	13	15
Mississippi	7	61
Kansas	6	73
Alabama	11	65
Virginia	17	30
Georgia	17	29
North Carolina	16	23
Oklahoma	5	45
Nebraska	6	38
South Carolina	9	66
Pennsylvania	39	3
South Dakota	5	131
District of Columbia	7	130
Louisiana	11	52
Maryland	13	14
New York	68	8
New Jersey	15	19
North Dakota	3	123
Connecticut	13	24
Texas	39	11
Vermont	3	100
Colorado	13	20
Massachusetts	29	7
Rhode Island	5	105
Florida	25	6
New Hampshire	4	82
New Mexico	3	85
Maine	6	86
Montana	3	70
Utah	5	48
Arizona	4	18
Idaho	3	78
Oregon	12	28
Washington	14	4
California	59	1
Puerto Rico	3	243
Alaska	4	54
Hawaii	4	50