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Environmental science at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech graduates about 222 environmental science majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 66th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#66 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year2223% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school
SAT middle 50%1240–1430whole school

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Burruss Hall, at the head of the Drillfield on the campus of Virginia Tech in Bl
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Williams Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Stephen Davis speaking with attendees at the Virginia Tech tour stop of "This Is
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Pamplin Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. George Washington University 83
  2. Case Western Reserve University 83
  3. Lafayette College 83
  4. Swarthmore College 83
  5. University of California San Diego 82
  6. Santa Clara University 82
  7. Boston University 82
  8. American University 82

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia Tech 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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