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Environmental science at UC Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara graduates about 392 environmental science majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 41st of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.15× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $19 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#41 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year3926% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.15× the same major nationally
Research in the field$19Ma year, NSF
Admit rate38%whole school

Around UC Santa Barbara

The East Asian Library in Davidson Library, UCSB
East Asian Library of UCSBPhoto: AndyHe829 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
the Ti-Nspire CX ii CAS
CxcasiiPhoto: Prezi2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Oneweb mission. This one involved the booster returning to base.
Spacex Launch as seen from UCSB (54239527832)Photo: Glenn Beltz from Goleta, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Lunar Eclipse at UCSB
Lunar Eclipse at UCSB (51203940477)Photo: Glenn Beltz from Goleta, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Environmental Health and Safety, Military Science, Engineering Science, Marine Science Institute, Marine Operations Facility, Social Sciences and Media Studies, Physical Sciences North, Physical Sciences South, BioScience Annex, Life Sciences, Ocean Science Education, Marine Science Research Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 125 · Student housing 31 · Dorm 25 · Athletics 10 · Arts 7 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Colby College 86
  2. Trinity University 86
  3. Lehigh University 86
  4. William & Mary 86
  5. Texas A&M University 85
  6. University of Virginia 85
  7. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 85
  8. Bucknell University 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Santa Barbara 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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