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Environmental science at Emory

Emory graduates about 41 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 55th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally.

83/100Standout#55 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year412% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.18× the same major nationally
Admit rate10%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1550whole school

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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: EPS Neuroscience Building, Woodruff Health Sciences Administration Building, Mathematics and Science Center, Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Health Sciences Research Building I, Health Sciences Research Building II.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 95 · Dorm 10 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 83
  2. University of Connecticut 83
  3. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 83
  4. The University of Texas–Austin 83
  5. George Washington University 83
  6. Case Western Reserve University 83
  7. Lafayette College 83
  8. Swarthmore College 83

Other strong majors at Emory

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Emory 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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