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Environmental science at Penn State

Penn State graduates about 188 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 53rd of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $29 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#53 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year1882% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.18× the same major nationally
Research in the field$29Ma year, NSF
Admit rate61%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1390whole school

Around Penn State

The Nursing Sciences building at the University Park campus of Penn State Univer
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The Thomas Building at Penn State University Park. It contains classrooms, the s
Thomas Building Penn State University ParkPhoto: JohnDziak · CC0 · source
Hetzel Union Building-Robeson Center at Penn State University
HUB Robeson Center, west side entrancePhoto: JohnDziak · CC0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Verne M Willaman Gateway to the Sciences, Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Building Construction, Radiation Science Engineering Center Storage Building, Millennium Science Complex, Erickson Food Science Building, Huck Life Sciences Building, Agricultural Science and Industries Building, Applied Science Building, Nursing Sciences Building, Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, Energy and the Environment Laboratory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 279 · Dorm 62 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 13 · Arts 13 · Dining 8.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Washington and Lee University 85
  2. Brandeis University 85
  3. Davidson College 85
  4. Bryn Mawr College 85
  5. Middlebury College 84
  6. Michigan State University 83
  7. University of Colorado Boulder 83
  8. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 83

Other strong majors at Penn State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn 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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