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Bothell, WA · Environmental science

Environmental science at UW Bothell

UW Bothell graduates about 28 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 137th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year282% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1450whole school

Around UW Bothell

Panorama of Cascadia Community College that was taken for a Photojournalism and
Group 20-Panorama 4Photo: PhillipEGruenemay · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) on red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineu
Anna's hummingbird - Flickr - brewbooksPhoto: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Innovation Hall, university of Washington Bothell
UW bothell innovation hallPhoto: Traininteriorguy · CC BY 4.0 · source
Inside the library of UW bothell
UW bothell libraryPhoto: Traininteriorguy · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 8 · Library 3 · Dorm 3 · Dining 2 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Ursinus College 72
  2. Texas Christian University 72
  3. Arizona State University 71
  4. University of Redlands 71
  5. Clark University 71
  6. Chapman University 71
  7. University of Arizona 70
  8. University of Idaho 70

Other strong majors at UW Bothell

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW Bothell 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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