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Environmental science at Sam Houston

Sam Houston graduates about 25 environmental science majors a year. That puts it 442nd of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a light program at 35 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×).

35/100Light#442 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year25under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$56,0000.93× the same major nationally
Research in the field$107Ka year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%960–1140whole school

Around Sam Houston

Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum on the campus of Sam Houston State University, Hunts
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Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. Home of the Sam Houston State Bearkats foot
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Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Hunt
Bowers stadium huntsville tx 2014Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · source
The Peabody Library Building on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Hu
Peabody library building huntsville tx 2014Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: College of Humanities and Social Sciences (314), Life Sciences (355), Chemistry and Forensic Sciences Building (300).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 50 · Dorm 23 · Athletics 10 · Arts 4 · Dining 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Lenoir-Rhyne University 37
  2. Niagara University 37
  3. University of Texas at El Paso 36
  4. Bethel University 36
  5. Florida Atlantic University 35
  6. University of Wisconsin–Stout 35
  7. Wright State University 35
  8. Middle Tennessee State University 35

Other strong majors at Sam Houston

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Sam Houston 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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