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Environmental science at San Jose State University

San Jose State University graduates about 69 environmental science majors a year. That puts it 320th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

50/100Solid#320 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year69under 1% of the class
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1270whole school

Around San Jose State University

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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science Building, Interdisciplinary Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 90 · Library 6 · Dining 3 · Athletics 3 · Dorm 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. College of Idaho 51
  2. Duquesne University 51
  3. Northern Arizona University 50
  4. California State University–Sacramento 50
  5. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 50
  6. Bowling Green State University 50
  7. SUNY–Geneseo 50
  8. University of Minnesota-Morris 50

Other strong majors at San Jose State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Jose State 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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