Environmental science at University of Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island graduates about 152 environmental science majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 115th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $55,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $49 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
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Where environmental science happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Chafee Social Science Center, Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences, Social Science Research Center, Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 35 · Academic 30 · Student housing 10 · Dining 3 · Athletics 3 · Offices 1.
Nearby in the environmental science ranking
Other strong majors at University of Rhode Island
- Communications & media 79 · #92
- Nursing 76 · #48
- Health & pre-med fields 74 · #109
- Education 72 · #95
- Languages 71 · #155
- Biology 69 · #182
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares University of Rhode Island 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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