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Tacoma, WA · Environmental science

Environmental science at UW Tacoma

UW Tacoma graduates about 30 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 238th of 666 schools we score for environmental science, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

62/100Solid#238 of 666 for environmental science →
Graduates a year302% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$58,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate83%whole school
SAT middle 50%940–1200whole school

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Dickinson College 63
  2. Northern Illinois University 62
  3. California State University–San Bernardino 62
  4. Miami University–Oxford 62
  5. University of Hawaii at Manoa 62
  6. Lake Forest College 62
  7. Stony Brook University–SUNY 62
  8. Eastern Connecticut State University 62

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW Tacoma 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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