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Mankato, MN · Environmental science

Environmental science at Minnesota State

Minnesota State graduates about 19 environmental science majors a year. That puts it 369th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a solid program at 45 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $66,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally.

45/100Solid#369 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year19under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$66,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$210Ka year, NSF
Admit rate71%whole school

Around Minnesota State

Mankato State University Clinical Sciences Building, 150 South Road, Mankato, Mi
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Maverick Machine on the field for a home football game Fall of 2019
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E. J. Henderson at Vikings training camp.
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Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf
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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Trafton Science Center East, Trafton Science Center, Clinical Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 22 · Dorm 14 · Athletics 5 · Dining 2 · Library 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 45
  2. Central Michigan University 45
  3. University of Wisconsin–Whitewater 45
  4. Westfield State University 45
  5. North Carolina Central University 45
  6. Albright College 45
  7. Florida Institute of Technology 45
  8. Boise State University 44

Other strong majors at Minnesota State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Minnesota State 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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