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Environmental science at UNC

UNC graduates about 131 environmental science majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 13th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, 1.19× 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.

91/100Standout#13 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year1313% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$19Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1530whole school

Around UNC

Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carolina Center for Genome Sciences UNCCH 20140901Photo: Bbfd · CC0 · source
Student & Academic Services Buildings (SASB) South, University of North Caro
Student & Academic Services Buildings South UNCCH 20140830Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
South Campus Study Commons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
South Campus Study Commons interior UNCCH 20141010Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hardin Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hardin Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Genome Sciences Building, Health Science Library, Baity Environmental Research Laboratory, Koury Oral Health Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Washington University in St. Louis 92
  2. Bowdoin College 92
  3. Amherst College 92
  4. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 91
  5. Bates College 91
  6. Colgate University 91
  7. Williams College 91
  8. Wellesley College 91

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UNC 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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