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Environmental science at Ohio University

Ohio University graduates about 16 environmental science majors a year. That puts it 287th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

53/100Solid#287 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year16under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$67,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1080–1270whole school

Around Ohio University

Hygrocybe caespitosa
Hygrocybe caespitosa 13079707Photo: mycowalt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
jsc2024e067093 (1/19/2024) --- Ohio University’s Mission 18 Team (Michael Lane,
Preflight Imagery for Nanoracks-NCESSE-Surveyor-SSEP (jsc2024e067093)Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center / Ohio University · Public domain · source
Location: Athens, Ohio,USAEvent type: Regular lifeDate or year: 2019
Cold and emptiness 2Photo: Mouree013 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Alden Library Park Place entrance
Alden Library Park Place entrancePhoto: Gkuriger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 63 · Dorm 27 · Student housing 11 · Athletics 10 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Northern Illinois University 53
  2. University of Toledo 53
  3. New Mexico State University 53
  4. Indiana University Indianapolis 53
  5. California Lutheran University 53
  6. Randolph-Macon College 53
  7. Missouri University of Science and Technology 53
  8. St. Norbert College 53

Other strong majors at Ohio University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ohio University 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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