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Environmental science at UW

UW graduates about 309 environmental science majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 24th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $61,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $141 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#24 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year3094% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$61,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$141Ma year, NSF
Admit rate39%whole school

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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Life Sciences Building, Marine Studies Building, Magnuson Health Sciences Center, Social Work Speech and Hearing Sciences Building, Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, Ocean Sciences Building, Health Sciences Education Building, William H. Foege Genome Sciences Building, Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building, Molecular Engineering and Sciences, Marine Sciences Building, Environmental Safety Storage Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 139 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 16 · Student housing 12 · Library 6 · Arts 5.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Boston College 90
  2. Wesleyan University 90
  3. Columbia University 90
  4. Pomona College 90
  5. Northeastern University 88
  6. University of Miami 88
  7. University of Southern California 88
  8. United States Naval Academy 88

Other strong majors at UW

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW 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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