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Environmental science at Ithaca

Ithaca graduates about 26 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 235th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×).

59/100Solid#235 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year262% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$48,0000.87× the same major nationally
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1203–1380whole school

Around Ithaca

Muller Faculty Center and Class of 2003 clock, Ithaca College campus
Muller Faculty Center and Class of 2003 clock, Ithaca College campusPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise, I
Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise, Ithaca CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Job Hall, Ithaca College campus
Job Hall, Ithaca College campusPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Peggy Ryan Williams Center, Ithaca College. Designed by HOLT Architects. Dedicat
Peggy Ryan Williams Center, Ithaca CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Health Sciences, Center For Natural Sciences.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 8 · Dining 2 · Offices 1 · Arts 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Virginia Commonwealth University 59
  2. Rowan University 59
  3. Louisiana Tech University 59
  4. College of Charleston 59
  5. Southern Connecticut State University 59
  6. McDaniel College 59
  7. Drew University 59
  8. University of New Mexico 59

Other strong majors at Ithaca

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ithaca 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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