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Environmental science at Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago graduates about 96 environmental science majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 181st of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a solid program at 64 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.

64/100Solid#181 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year963% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$58,0001.05× the same major nationally
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1180–1370whole school

Around Loyola University Chicago

Built in 1911-1912, this Mission Revival-style building was designed by Paul V.
Cudahy Science Hall, Loyola University, Neil Hartigan Parkway, Rogers Park, ChicPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Cudahy Science Hall, Loyola University, Chicago. Constructed 1911-1912.
Cudahy Science Hall Loyola University Chicago 2021-3852Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Editors at a LUC Women Scientists Workshop
LUC Women Scientists 3Photo: Keilana · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Built in 1938, this Art Deco-style building was designed by Andrew Rebori to ser
Madonna Della Strada Chapel, Loyola University, Neil Hartigan Parkway, Rogers PaPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Institute of Environmental Sustainability, Cudahy Science Hall, Quinlan Life Sciences Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 32 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 3 · Library 3 · Student housing 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. University of California, Riverside 65
  2. Washington College 65
  3. University of Illinois Chicago 65
  4. Marquette University 65
  5. University of Minnesota–Duluth 64
  6. University of Houston 64
  7. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 64
  8. University of North Dakota 64

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Loyola University Chicago 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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