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Environmental science at Gonzaga

Gonzaga graduates about 28 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 145th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a strong program at 69 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year282% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.09× the same major nationally
Admit rate82%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1410whole school

Around Gonzaga

"Cool picture of the moon!", one may think if they glance at this photograph too
Live Sample of Bacillus Cereus Through a 10x Magnification Light Microscope LensPhoto: Mphoebetang · CC BY 4.0 · source
St Aloysius Church, Gonzaga University
St Aloysius Church, Gonzaga University - panoramioPhoto: hakkun · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
St. Aloysius Church in Spokane, Washington in 2018
St. Aloysius Church Spokane 2018Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District Proximity of Gonzaga University has ha
Desmet Avenue Warehouse HD NRHP 97000450 Spokane County, WAPhoto: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Paccar Center for Applied Science, Bollier Center for Integrated Science and Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 36 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 14 · Arts 8 · Athletics 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Wofford College 70
  2. University of Vermont 69
  3. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 69
  4. University of San Francisco 69
  5. University of Portland 69
  6. Calvin University 69
  7. Mississippi State University 68
  8. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 68

Other strong majors at Gonzaga

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Gonzaga 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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