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Environmental science at Southern Miss

Southern Miss graduates about 15 environmental science majors a year. That puts it 107th of 666 schools we score for environmental science, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $66,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $32 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#107 of 666 for environmental science →
Graduates a year15under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$66,0001.17× the same major nationally
Research in the field$32Ma year, NSF
Admit rate99%whole school

Around Southern Miss

Cook Library
Cook Library - panoramioPhoto: Aaron Manning · CC BY 3.0 · source
Owings-Mcquagge Hall
Owings-Mcquagge Hall - panoramioPhoto: Aaron Manning · CC BY 3.0 · source
Bennett Auditorium on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi in Ha
USM Bennett AuditoriumPhoto: Dudemanfellabra · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
USM Campus, Hattiesburg
Student Union - The Hub (3298934722)Photo: hattiesburgmemory · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Walker Science Building, Johnson Science Tower.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 49 · Dorm 9 · Chapel 7 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Rutgers University–Newark 79
  2. University of Iowa 79
  3. Union College 79
  4. California Institute of Technology 79
  5. Texas Christian University 78
  6. Ohio University 78
  7. Wesleyan University 78
  8. The Ohio State University 78

Other strong majors at Southern Miss

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Southern Miss with every school we score in environmental science. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and the size of the program (10%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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