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Environmental science at SIU Carbondale

SIU Carbondale graduates about 48 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. 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 $50,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.86×).

53/100Solid#287 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year482% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0000.86× the same major nationally
Research in the field$511Ka year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%900–1140whole school

Around SIU Carbondale

Old style Illinois Environmental Plate, used between 1994 and 2011. Features E p
Old Illinois Environmental PlatePhoto: Planestrainsdavood · CC0 · source
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus (Dome Hut)
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus (Dome Hut) - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Southern Illinois Arena
Southern Illinois Arena - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Life Science III, Life Science II, Laundry and Applied Science, Applied Sciences and Arts Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 83 · Student housing 23 · Dorm 6 · Athletics 5 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Nova Southeastern University 54
  2. Rochester Institute of Technology 54
  3. Suffolk University 54
  4. University of North Carolina–Wilmington 53
  5. Northern Illinois University 53
  6. University of Toledo 53
  7. New Mexico State University 53
  8. Indiana University Indianapolis 53

Other strong majors at SIU Carbondale

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SIU Carbondale 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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