Environmental science at UIC
UIC graduates about 29 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 $61,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UIC
Where environmental science happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Behavioral Sciences Building, Science & Engineering Offices, Science and Engineering Laboratories, Science and Engineering - South.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dining 11 · Athletics 8 · Arts 4 · Dorm 3 · Library 1.
Nearby in the environmental science ranking
Other strong majors at UIC
- Education 79 · #45
- Computer science 77 · #110
- Health & pre-med fields 76 · #93
- Sociology & anthropology 75 · #130
- Nursing 74 · #63
- Biology 72 · #152
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UIC 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.