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Environmental science at Tufts

Tufts graduates about 66 environmental science majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $78,000 four years out, 1.41× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#7 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year665% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$78,0001.41× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around Tufts

Tufts Team
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Eaton Hall, Tufts University
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Tail fragments of Jumbo, stored in the Tufts University archives.
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from FUNERALE DELLA SIGNORA SITTI MAANI GIOERIDA DELLA VALLE, 1627
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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science and Technology Center, Science & Engineering Complex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 22 · Dorm 12 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Stanford University 93
  2. Carleton College 93
  3. University of California, Berkeley 92
  4. Cornell University 92
  5. Washington University in St. Louis 92
  6. Bowdoin College 92
  7. Amherst College 92
  8. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 91

Other strong majors at Tufts

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Tufts 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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