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Environmental science at Mizzou

Mizzou graduates about 60 environmental science majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 192nd of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.89×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

62/100Solid#192 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year601% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0000.89× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1340whole school

Around Mizzou

Faurot Field at the University of Missouri.
Faurot Field AerialPhoto: Lectrician2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stankowski Field, Mizzou
Stankowski Field, Mizzou - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Geological Sciences, Science Instrument Shop, Life Science Business Incubator, Life Science Service Building, Veterinary Science, Agriculture Science Building, Arts and Science Building, Bond Life Sciences Center, Animal Science Research Center, Lottes Health Sciences Library, Mathematical Sciences Building, Medical Science Addition.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 137 · Dorm 63 · Student housing 58 · Athletics 16 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. University of Massachusetts–Boston 63
  2. Elon University 63
  3. CUNY–City College 63
  4. Goucher College 63
  5. The University of Alabama 62
  6. Juniata College 62
  7. University of New England 62
  8. Seton Hall University 62

Other strong majors at Mizzou

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mizzou 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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