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Eau Claire, WI · Environmental science

Environmental science at UW–Eau Claire

UW–Eau Claire graduates about 22 environmental science majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 401st of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a light program at 42 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×).

42/100Light#401 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year221% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$57,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$194Ka year, NSF
Admit rate77%whole school
SAT middle 50%1050–1280whole school

Around UW–Eau Claire

View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 67.
ISS067-E-139734 - View of EarthPhoto: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
Schofield Hall
Schofield Hall2 NRHP 83003393 Eau Claire County, WIPhoto: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
David Drummond House
1310 State Street, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, revisitedPhoto: Maarten Daams · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
George F. Winslow House
210 Oakwood Place, Eau Claire, WIPhoto: Maarten Daams · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Human Sciences & Services, Riverside Science Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 25 · Dorm 8 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. University of South Alabama 43
  2. Butler University 43
  3. Cleveland State University 42
  4. Georgia State University 42
  5. University of Northern Colorado 42
  6. Olivet Nazarene University 42
  7. Frostburg State University 42
  8. Delaware State University 42

Other strong majors at UW–Eau Claire

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW–Eau Claire 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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