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Marquette, MI · Environmental science

Environmental science at NMU

NMU graduates about 94 environmental science majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 337th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $44,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×).

48/100Solid#337 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year948% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$44,0000.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$123Ka year, NSF
Admit rate71%whole school

Around NMU

Marquette, Michigan seen from Mount Marquette in 2012. To the right is the lower
Marquette from Mount MarquettePhoto: Steven Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Congressional candidate Callie Barr for the 1st congressional district of Michig
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The Northern Michigan University college campus in Marquette in the Upper Penins
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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: The Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 19 · Academic 15 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 5 · Dining 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Montclair State University 49
  2. Keene State College 49
  3. Cornell College 49
  4. University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point 48
  5. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 48
  6. Oakland University 48
  7. Texas A&M University–Kingsville 48
  8. St. John's University 48

Other strong majors at NMU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NMU 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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