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Environmental science at UC Riverside

UC Riverside graduates about 50 environmental science majors a year. That puts it 174th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a strong program at 65 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

65/100Strong#174 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year50under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.14× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate86%whole school

Around UC Riverside

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Black-headed grosbeak (8726652667)Photo: Mike's Birds from Riverside, CA, US · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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University of California, Riverside, United States
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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Environmental Health & Safety, Science Laboratory, Life Sciences 1500, Geology Building, Biological Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering, Orbach Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Student housing 68 · Dorm 46 · Dining 4 · Athletics 3 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. University of Missouri–Kansas City 66
  2. San Diego State University 65
  3. University of South Carolina 65
  4. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 65
  5. Washington College 65
  6. University of Illinois Chicago 65
  7. Marquette University 65
  8. Loyola University Chicago 64

Other strong majors at UC Riverside

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Riverside 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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