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Environmental science at Rutgers

Rutgers graduates about 107 environmental science majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 55th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $16 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#55 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year1071% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.13× the same major nationally
Research in the field$16Ma year, NSF
Admit rate58%whole school
SAT middle 50%1270–1480whole school

Around Rutgers

The Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, also known as the College Avenue Co
Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of the steeple of the Second Reformed Church, also known as the College Ave
Steeple, Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick Theological Seminary (55143271800)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
Two bicycles sit in the foreground of a misty morning at Rutgers University, New
Early Morning Bikes in the FogPhoto: Askarion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Geology Hall.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 56 · Dorm 13 · Chapel 3 · Dining 3 · Library 2 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Michigan State University 83
  2. University of Colorado Boulder 83
  3. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 83
  4. University of Connecticut 83
  5. The University of Texas–Austin 83
  6. Emory University 83
  7. George Washington University 83
  8. Case Western Reserve University 83

Other strong majors at Rutgers

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers 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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