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Bowling Green, OH · Environmental science

Environmental science at BGSU

BGSU graduates about 46 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 320th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

50/100Solid#320 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year462% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$54,0000.95× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate79%whole school
SAT middle 50%990–1200whole school

Around BGSU

The WFAL recording studio
WFAL recording studioPhoto: Mbrickn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Front side of an Alcatel Glimpse, showing primary camera.
Alcatel Glimpse frontPhoto: Mbrickn · CC0 · source
Hannah Hall at Bowling Green State University during its renovation into the Mau
Hanna Hall (Bowling Green State University)Photo: Mbrickn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
University Hall with a nearby tent pitched for an event.
University Hall eventPhoto: Mbrickn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Physical Sciences Laboratory Building, Life Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 4 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Northern Arizona University 50
  2. California State University–Sacramento 50
  3. San Jose State University 50
  4. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 50
  5. SUNY–Geneseo 50
  6. University of Minnesota-Morris 50
  7. University of Southern Mississippi 50
  8. Salve Regina University 50

Other strong majors at BGSU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares BGSU with every school we score in environmental science. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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