Get my odds
Cullowhee, NC · Environmental science

Environmental science at Western Carolina

Western Carolina graduates about 60 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 421st of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a light program at 39 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $45,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.81×).

39/100Light#421 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year602% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$45,0000.81× the same major nationally
Research in the field$322Ka year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1240whole school

Around Western Carolina

Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534200182Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534212559Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534213574Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534213454Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Stillwell Building – Arts and Sciences, Tom Apodaca Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 30 · Academic 28 · Athletics 8 · Library 2 · Dining 2 · Offices 1.

Open the full-screen campus map →

Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 40
  2. Longwood University 40
  3. East Carolina University 40
  4. Merrimack College 40
  5. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 39
  6. University of West Florida 39
  7. Illinois State University 39
  8. Kean University 39

Other strong majors at Western Carolina

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Western Carolina 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.

See your odds at Western Carolina Everything about Western Carolina