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Environmental science at Florida

Florida graduates about 167 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 95th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

77/100Strong#95 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year1672% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$54,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate20%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1490whole school

Around Florida

Coralberry (Ardisia crenata) in the United States
Ardisia crenata seeds 353448844Photo: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0 · source
Mile-a-minute vine (Ipomoea cairica) in the United States
Ipomoea cairica 259100474Photo: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0 · source
Lizard's tail (Saururus cernuus) in the United States
Saururus cernuus 259100365Photo: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0 · source
Catchweed bedstraw (Galium aparine) in the United States
Galium aparine 259100185Photo: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: environmental Health & Safety Storage, Weed Sciences Field Building, Microbiology/Cell Science Building, Health Science Center Modular Building, Environmental Health & Safety Program Support Building, Plant Science Facility, UF Vet Science Surgery, IFAS Environmental Stress Lab, Food & Environmental Toxicology Lab, UF Center for Environmental & Human Toxicology, Environmental Health & Safety, Particle Science & Technology.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 220 · Dorm 78 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 33 · Dining 14 · Arts 6.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. University of Denver 78
  2. Lewis & Clark College 78
  3. Georgia Institute of Technology 78
  4. Franklin & Marshall College 78
  5. Purdue University–Main Campus 77
  6. Colorado State University 77
  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 77
  8. University of California, Irvine 77

Other strong majors at Florida

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida 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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