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Environmental science at Lehigh

Lehigh graduates about 25 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 37th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $73,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

86/100Standout#37 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year252% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$73,0001.21× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1490whole school

Around Lehigh

Lehigh University Williams Hall (1904)
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Coppe Hall, Home of Lehigh Universtiy's Newspaper, the Brown and White, and the
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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health, Science, and Technology Building (HST).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 13 · Dorm 7 · Library 2 · Chapel 1 · Athletics 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Barnard College 87
  2. Haverford College 87
  3. Colby College 86
  4. Trinity University 86
  5. William & Mary 86
  6. University of California, Santa Barbara 85
  7. Texas A&M University 85
  8. University of Virginia 85

Other strong majors at Lehigh

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Lehigh 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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