Environmental Science
CIP Code: 3.0104A environmental science degree prepares graduates for careers in Environmental science teachers, postsecondary, Environmental scientists and specialists, including health, Compliance officers and more. 619 colleges and universities offer this program.
Annual Degrees Awarded
10,679
Colleges Offering
619
Avg. Career Salary
$69,998
Top Career Salary
$87,710
Environmental Science Salary by College
Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $55,012 four years after graduating (middle half: $39,435–$72,794). Where you study it matters: across 265 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $37,015 to $82,861.
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| # | College | 4 yrs after | Wage-adjusted | 1 yr after | Median debt | Outcome Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | $82,861 | $72,968 | $49,111 | $17,200 | A+ |
| 2 | Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL | $81,292 | $92,273 | $74,546 | $22,078 | B |
| 3 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | $78,731 | $71,640 | — | $9,125 | A+ |
| 4 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | $78,624 | $71,543 | $47,338 | $12,817 | A+ |
| 5 | Tufts University Medford, MA | $77,753 | $68,470 | $40,044 | $18,050 | A+ |
| 6 | University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD | $77,259 | $67,804 | $55,545 | $20,327 | C+ |
| 7 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $75,927 | $69,089 | $31,944 | $17,806 | A+ |
| 8 | University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX | $75,258 | $76,515 | $41,368 | — | C+ |
| 9 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA | $74,393 | $65,511 | $50,931 | $26,000 | A |
| 10 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA | $73,936 | $65,108 | $28,027 | — | A |
| 11 | Duke University Durham, NC | $73,435 | $78,806 | $28,121 | $11,875 | A+ |
| 12 | Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | $72,889 | $66,324 | $42,576 | $24,500 | A+ |
| 13 | Kansas State University Manhattan, KS | $72,398 | $75,161 | $44,486 | $22,186 | B |
| 14 | Fordham University Bronx, NY | $71,430 | $67,987 | — | $23,250 | A+ |
| 15 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY | $70,760 | $67,349 | $41,870 | $17,000 | A+ |
| 17 | Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA | $70,272 | $61,882 | $51,137 | $22,973 | A+ |
| 16 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | $70,272 | $61,882 | $51,137 | $22,973 | A+ |
| 18 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | $69,768 | $74,848 | $38,989 | $19,500 | A+ |
| 19 | California State University-Chico Chico, CA | $69,531 | $63,269 | $33,758 | $20,500 | B |
| 20 | University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN | $69,525 | $66,411 | $30,520 | $24,625 | A |
| 21 | Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA | $69,077 | $62,856 | $40,759 | $15,125 | B |
| 22 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | $69,061 | $62,841 | $37,524 | $18,000 | A+ |
| 23 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | $68,088 | $64,806 | $41,621 | $15,500 | A+ |
| 25 | Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ | $67,805 | $59,511 | $43,223 | $23,250 | B+ |
| 24 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | $67,805 | $59,511 | $43,223 | $23,250 | A |
| 26 | California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA | $67,795 | $61,689 | $37,308 | $20,000 | C+ |
| 27 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | $67,060 | $68,201 | $56,549 | — | A+ |
| 28 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | $67,020 | $61,732 | $47,671 | $15,078 | A+ |
| 29 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | $66,963 | $68,102 | $46,698 | $26,798 | A+ |
| 30 | George Washington University Washington, DC | $66,178 | $57,989 | $51,201 | $19,500 | A+ |
| 31 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA | $65,983 | $60,040 | $38,954 | $15,000 | A |
| 32 | CUNY Queens College Queens, NY | $65,863 | $62,688 | $27,677 | — | B |
| 33 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | $65,714 | $69,288 | $29,264 | $15,500 | A+ |
| 34 | Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN | $65,513 | $62,579 | — | — | C |
| 35 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | $65,337 | $70,116 | $33,976 | $12,000 | A+ |
| 36 | Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ | $65,075 | $57,115 | — | $26,000 | B |
| 37 | University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA | $64,944 | $59,095 | $30,521 | $16,250 | B+ |
| 38 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK | $64,798 | $72,753 | $42,057 | $24,125 | A |
| 39 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | $64,795 | $67,076 | $21,227 | $23,172 | A+ |
| 40 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI | $63,936 | $66,528 | $35,693 | $20,733 | C+ |
| 41 | American University Washington, DC | $63,711 | $55,827 | $46,780 | $26,125 | A |
| 42 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | $63,628 | $57,897 | $33,759 | $16,200 | A |
| 43 | Seattle University Seattle, WA | $63,465 | $58,374 | — | $19,500 | A |
| 44 | Rollins College Winter Park, FL | $63,363 | $67,442 | $22,352 | — | B+ |
| 45 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO | $63,337 | $59,232 | $30,747 | $19,750 | B+ |
| 46 | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO | $63,175 | $59,081 | $44,236 | $18,630 | F |
| 47 | California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | $63,040 | $57,362 | $33,870 | $14,000 | B |
| 48 | University of Idaho Moscow, ID | $62,791 | $66,769 | $31,028 | $21,125 | C+ |
| 49 | Augustana College Rock Island, IL | $62,757 | $61,658 | $35,669 | $26,000 | B+ |
| 50 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | $62,683 | $66,718 | $34,454 | $20,200 | A+ |
| 51 | Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA | $62,604 | $63,669 | $29,428 | $24,889 | A |
| 52 | San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA | $62,116 | $56,521 | $28,749 | $14,087 | B |
| 53 | Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY | $61,905 | $58,921 | $43,671 | $27,000 | B+ |
| 54 | University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA | $61,382 | $54,053 | $41,547 | $20,412 | C+ |
| 55 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH | $60,965 | $65,059 | — | — | F |
| 56 | George Mason University Fairfax, VA | $60,874 | $55,431 | $43,038 | $22,483 | B+ |
| 57 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | $60,864 | $61,899 | $31,817 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 58 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | $60,728 | $64,031 | $37,170 | $23,080 | A |
| 59 | University of Southern Maine Portland, ME | $60,665 | $64,471 | $34,465 | $26,000 | C |
| 61 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ | $60,369 | $62,030 | $40,476 | $18,463 | B+ |
| 60 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | $60,369 | $62,030 | $40,476 | $18,463 | B+ |
| 64 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | $60,193 | $61,217 | $37,330 | $26,000 | A |
| 63 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA | $60,193 | $61,217 | $37,330 | $26,000 | C+ |
| 62 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA | $60,193 | $61,217 | $37,330 | $26,000 | B |
| 65 | Gonzaga University Spokane, WA | $60,015 | $55,201 | $28,763 | $24,184 | A |
| 66 | University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI | $59,964 | $59,058 | $40,067 | $19,737 | B+ |
| 67 | Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI | $59,922 | $63,181 | $31,201 | $19,187 | B |
| 68 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | $59,908 | $54,512 | $36,304 | $12,477 | A |
| 69 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | $59,868 | $54,515 | $39,361 | $26,816 | A |
| 70 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA | $59,783 | $52,645 | $45,215 | $26,125 | C+ |
| 71 | Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN | $59,718 | $57,043 | $44,047 | — | A |
| 72 | Baylor University Waco, TX | $59,701 | $60,698 | $31,707 | $25,500 | A |
| 73 | University of Delaware Newark, DE | $59,620 | $59,263 | $38,908 | $25,000 | A |
| 74 | Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN | $59,549 | $56,882 | $43,555 | $20,850 | C |
| 75 | Occidental College Los Angeles, CA | $59,542 | $54,179 | $49,529 | — | A |
| 76 | California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA | $59,333 | $53,989 | $38,876 | — | B |
| 77 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | $59,329 | $52,068 | $41,152 | $19,607 | A+ |
| 78 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | $59,071 | $62,135 | $35,650 | $23,875 | A |
| 79 | Portland State University Portland, OR | $58,961 | $59,308 | $31,512 | $25,000 | C+ |
| 80 | University at Albany Albany, NY | $58,784 | $55,950 | $31,835 | $19,000 | B+ |
| 81 | University of San Diego San Diego, CA | $58,517 | $53,247 | — | $23,000 | A+ |
| 82 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | $58,495 | $59,490 | $30,835 | $29,898 | A+ |
| 83 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | $58,475 | $53,247 | $41,790 | $14,000 | A+ |
| 84 | University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA | $58,403 | $60,459 | $44,124 | — | D |
| 85 | Stockton University Galloway, NJ | $58,319 | $51,186 | $33,224 | $18,915 | C |
| 88 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA | $58,229 | $53,558 | $35,867 | $15,932 | B+ |
| 87 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA | $58,229 | $53,558 | $35,867 | $15,932 | A |
| 86 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | $58,229 | $53,558 | $35,867 | $15,932 | A |
| 89 | San Diego State University San Diego, CA | $58,215 | $52,972 | $34,090 | $12,726 | B |
| 90 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | $58,119 | $62,022 | $39,545 | $20,650 | A |
| 91 | Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA | $58,106 | $53,445 | $39,671 | — | C |
| 92 | Keene State College Keene, NH | $58,065 | $53,484 | $36,423 | $22,194 | D |
| 93 | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ | $58,005 | $50,910 | $22,629 | $18,250 | B |
| 94 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | $57,790 | $56,778 | $30,797 | $22,808 | A |
| 95 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH | $57,747 | $53,191 | $37,286 | $26,250 | B |
| 96 | Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX | $57,722 | $58,686 | $36,266 | $19,487 | A |
| 97 | American Public University System Charles Town, WV | $57,618 | $68,165 | $50,260 | $24,306 | C+ |
| 98 | The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $57,431 | $58,390 | $26,931 | $21,908 | C+ |
| 99 | Towson University Towson, MD | $57,388 | $50,365 | $34,345 | $18,000 | C+ |
| 104 | University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT | $57,384 | $51,664 | $26,899 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 103 | University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT | $57,384 | $51,664 | $26,899 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 102 | University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT | $57,384 | $51,664 | $26,899 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 101 | University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT | $57,384 | $51,664 | $26,899 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 100 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | $57,384 | $51,664 | $26,899 | $20,500 | A |
| 106 | University of Redlands Redlands, CA | $57,319 | $52,157 | $46,164 | $25,943 | B+ |
| 105 | California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA | $57,319 | $52,157 | — | — | C |
| 107 | Framingham State University Framingham, MA | $57,280 | $50,441 | $35,032 | — | F |
| 108 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA | $57,130 | $58,102 | $39,068 | $23,227 | C+ |
| 109 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK | $57,056 | $64,060 | $35,385 | — | B+ |
| 110 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA | $56,959 | $57,928 | $40,477 | $25,919 | C |
| 111 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | $56,916 | $54,367 | $33,132 | $21,500 | A |
| 112 | University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN | $56,728 | $54,187 | $33,565 | $24,699 | B |
| 113 | Ursinus College Collegeville, PA | $56,633 | $57,596 | — | — | A |
| 114 | St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD | $56,619 | $49,690 | — | $19,000 | C |
| 115 | Rowan University Glassboro, NJ | $56,205 | $49,330 | $29,306 | $19,500 | C |
| 116 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA | $56,107 | $57,061 | $38,183 | — | C |
| 117 | California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA | $55,903 | $50,868 | $37,364 | $13,273 | C+ |
| 118 | University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA | $55,883 | $50,887 | — | — | C |
| 119 | Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | $55,861 | $59,929 | $31,655 | $18,425 | A |
| 121 | Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR | $55,805 | $56,134 | $39,479 | $20,500 | B |
| 120 | Oregon State University Corvallis, OR | $55,805 | $56,134 | $39,479 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 122 | Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH | $55,733 | $51,336 | $43,868 | $20,649 | C |
| 123 | Colby College Waterville, ME | $55,719 | $59,215 | $28,216 | $19,313 | A+ |
| 124 | Texas State University San Marcos, TX | $55,595 | $56,524 | $29,414 | $23,200 | C+ |
| 125 | Binghamton University Vestal, NY | $55,579 | $52,900 | $28,155 | $15,353 | A |
| 126 | University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV | $55,528 | $57,632 | $36,481 | $14,000 | B |
| 127 | Ashford University San Diego, CA | $55,435 | $50,442 | $41,893 | $41,000 | F |
| 128 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | $55,382 | $54,412 | $31,369 | $18,925 | A+ |
| 129 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | $55,336 | $48,564 | $36,804 | $19,500 | B |
| 130 | University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA | $55,240 | $50,265 | $29,152 | $18,487 | B+ |
| 131 | Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH | $55,156 | $50,804 | $31,836 | $25,500 | C |
| 132 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | $55,075 | $58,773 | $34,417 | $20,000 | B |
| 133 | Wofford College Spartanburg, SC | $55,044 | $61,035 | $30,824 | $16,500 | A |
| 134 | University of Portland Portland, OR | $54,975 | $55,299 | $35,349 | $22,375 | A |
| 135 | Roanoke College Salem, VA | $54,957 | $50,043 | $39,588 | $27,000 | C |
| 136 | University of Kansas Lawrence, KS | $54,687 | $56,774 | $34,374 | $18,641 | B+ |
| 137 | Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | $54,666 | $53,709 | $36,409 | $22,250 | C+ |
| 138 | Willamette University Salem, OR | $54,657 | $54,979 | $28,697 | $21,750 | B |
| 139 | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA | $54,597 | $55,526 | $27,663 | $18,402 | A |
| 140 | University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL | $54,579 | $53,623 | — | — | C+ |
| 141 | Rhode Island College Providence, RI | $54,516 | $53,693 | $40,752 | $20,437 | C |
| 142 | Stonehill College Easton, MA | $54,497 | $47,990 | $33,692 | $25,000 | A |
| 143 | Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI | $54,315 | $57,269 | $35,656 | $24,187 | C |
| 144 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | $54,288 | $57,783 | $30,146 | $17,318 | A |
| 145 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | $54,215 | $47,742 | $29,690 | $22,844 | B+ |
| 146 | Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA | $54,186 | $49,341 | — | — | C+ |
| 147 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY | $54,099 | $51,491 | $28,447 | $15,747 | C |
| 148 | Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX | $54,077 | $54,980 | $37,637 | $24,337 | D |
| 149 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL | $53,991 | $57,467 | $36,048 | $17,500 | B+ |
| 150 | Western Washington University Bellingham, WA | $53,781 | $49,467 | $30,899 | $20,352 | C+ |
| 151 | Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | $53,688 | $57,597 | $32,469 | $26,692 | C+ |
| 152 | King's College Wilkes-barre, PA | $53,573 | $54,484 | $22,080 | — | B |
| 153 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | $53,518 | $54,967 | $46,758 | $13,000 | A+ |
| 154 | University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | $53,369 | $48,562 | $38,949 | $21,000 | A |
| 155 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH | $53,245 | $56,820 | $34,835 | $19,038 | C |
| 156 | Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT | $53,132 | $50,357 | — | — | B |
| 157 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | $52,631 | $54,765 | $28,824 | $18,875 | A+ |
| 158 | DePaul University Chicago, IL | $52,622 | $51,701 | $26,381 | $24,500 | B+ |
| 159 | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | $52,619 | $59,727 | — | $20,807 | B+ |
| 160 | University of Maine Orono, ME | $52,523 | $55,818 | $39,297 | $25,334 | C |
| 161 | Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA | $52,478 | $54,325 | $35,952 | $22,250 | B |
| 162 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX | $52,301 | $53,175 | $37,497 | $26,000 | D |
| 163 | Luther College Decorah, IA | $52,296 | $55,009 | $19,239 | — | B+ |
| 164 | Adrian College Adrian, MI | $52,176 | $55,014 | — | — | C+ |
| 165 | Clark University Worcester, MA | $52,075 | $45,857 | $34,500 | $25,360 | C+ |
| 166 | University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR | $51,967 | $61,239 | $33,091 | $22,834 | B+ |
| 167 | Stetson University Deland, FL | $51,955 | $55,299 | $23,790 | — | C+ |
| 168 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | $51,871 | $53,298 | $30,645 | $21,500 | B |
| 169 | California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA | $51,598 | $46,951 | $30,712 | $16,500 | C |
| 170 | University of Wyoming Laramie, WY | $51,552 | $53,728 | $32,362 | $16,624 | B |
| 171 | Westfield State University Westfield, MA | $51,547 | $45,393 | $35,809 | $22,215 | D |
| 172 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY | $51,512 | $49,029 | — | $26,751 | A |
| 173 | Berry College Mount Berry, GA | $51,465 | $53,277 | — | $22,250 | C+ |
| 174 | Iowa State University Ames, IA | $51,387 | $54,053 | $37,890 | $19,125 | B+ |
| 175 | Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, NY | $51,359 | $48,883 | $33,398 | $23,250 | F |
| 177 | Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL | $51,265 | $54,565 | $34,875 | $18,500 | C+ |
| 176 | Allegheny College Meadville, PA | $51,265 | $52,137 | $30,552 | $27,000 | B+ |
| 178 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | $51,181 | $53,256 | $33,262 | $26,937 | C+ |
| 179 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI | $51,048 | $53,118 | $32,205 | $22,171 | C |
| 180 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA | $50,915 | $46,329 | $29,917 | $15,000 | F |
| 181 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI | $50,797 | $52,857 | $33,408 | $21,000 | C+ |
| 182 | Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA | $50,776 | $46,703 | $29,725 | $21,137 | C+ |
| 183 | University of West Florida Pensacola, FL | $50,746 | $54,013 | $37,214 | — | C |
| 184 | Pennsylvania Western University California, PA | $50,722 | $51,585 | $36,345 | — | D |
| 185 | Boise State University Boise, ID | $50,697 | $53,909 | $28,211 | $18,616 | C+ |
| 186 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC | $50,447 | $55,938 | $35,081 | $24,000 | A |
| 187 | South Dakota State University Brookings, SD | $50,420 | $54,272 | — | — | B |
| 188 | Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO | $50,384 | $47,119 | — | — | B |
| 189 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO | $50,330 | $47,068 | $34,346 | $14,000 | C+ |
| 190 | Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI | $50,300 | $53,036 | $26,266 | $22,566 | D |
| 191 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | $50,217 | $45,727 | $32,038 | $21,500 | C |
| 192 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | $50,204 | $56,846 | $36,117 | $20,606 | B+ |
| 193 | University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI | $50,042 | $52,071 | $31,128 | $25,000 | B |
| 194 | University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ | $49,808 | $51,179 | $44,590 | $37,283 | F |
| 195 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC | $49,806 | $53,449 | $38,400 | — | F |
| 196 | University of Oregon Eugene, OR | $49,770 | $50,063 | $30,200 | $19,332 | B |
| 197 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | $49,759 | $47,360 | $24,336 | $16,632 | A |
| 198 | Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN | $49,758 | $47,530 | $38,024 | $23,250 | B+ |
| 199 | Florida International University Miami, FL | $49,748 | $52,950 | $36,007 | — | B+ |
| 200 | Salisbury University Salisbury, MD | $49,706 | $43,623 | $28,026 | $19,500 | C+ |
| 201 | University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN | $49,610 | $47,388 | $37,453 | $18,616 | C+ |
| 202 | Juniata College Huntingdon, PA | $49,586 | $50,429 | $33,069 | $27,000 | B |
| 203 | Ferrum College Ferrum, VA | $49,527 | $45,099 | — | — | F |
| 204 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY | $49,489 | $47,103 | — | — | C+ |
| 205 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH | $49,332 | $52,645 | $32,706 | $17,927 | C |
| 206 | Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO | $49,170 | $45,984 | $26,123 | $19,646 | F |
| 207 | Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI | $49,113 | $51,784 | $32,118 | $22,587 | B |
| 208 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI | $49,074 | $51,064 | — | — | C+ |
| 209 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | $49,013 | $52,552 | $27,429 | $19,000 | A |
| 210 | Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN | $49,001 | $46,806 | $39,195 | $21,500 | C |
| 211 | Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY | $48,949 | $55,425 | $36,894 | — | C+ |
| 212 | University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE | $48,942 | $50,584 | $32,284 | — | C |
| 213 | St. John's University-New York Queens, NY | $48,922 | $46,564 | $29,513 | $26,000 | B+ |
| 214 | Montana State University Bozeman, MT | $48,646 | $53,138 | $36,745 | $27,752 | C+ |
| 215 | SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY | $48,574 | $46,232 | $31,223 | $18,424 | C |
| 216 | Carthage College Kenosha, WI | $48,562 | $50,531 | $25,553 | $27,000 | B |
| 217 | Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | $48,321 | $49,651 | $31,097 | $21,125 | C+ |
| 218 | University of New England Biddeford, ME | $48,309 | $51,340 | $34,434 | $27,000 | B |
| 219 | Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI | $48,290 | $50,916 | $28,430 | $28,644 | C+ |
| 220 | Smith College Northampton, MA | $48,183 | $42,430 | $21,648 | $17,495 | B |
| 221 | St Olaf College Northfield, MN | $48,137 | $45,981 | $29,921 | $23,635 | B+ |
| 222 | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | $48,134 | $48,938 | $36,601 | $22,897 | B+ |
| 223 | Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL | $48,085 | $51,180 | $28,175 | $23,865 | C |
| 224 | Ithaca College Ithaca, NY | $48,010 | $45,696 | $26,032 | $24,051 | B |
| 225 | Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | $47,709 | $55,227 | $27,339 | $19,500 | A+ |
| 226 | University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, HI | $47,534 | $43,250 | — | — | F |
| 227 | Manchester University North Manchester, IN | $47,391 | $50,842 | — | — | C |
| 229 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | $47,208 | $50,378 | $34,020 | $21,263 | D |
| 228 | Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH | $47,208 | $50,378 | $34,020 | $21,263 | B |
| 230 | Pacific University Forest Grove, OR | $47,202 | $47,480 | — | — | B |
| 231 | Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH | $47,114 | $43,397 | — | — | F |
| 232 | University of Vermont Burlington, VT | $46,986 | $48,258 | $26,871 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 233 | Washington College Chestertown, MD | $46,831 | $41,100 | $22,324 | $26,529 | B |
| 234 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | $46,817 | $48,387 | $33,514 | $23,071 | B |
| 235 | Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV | $46,797 | $55,363 | $29,921 | $25,000 | C+ |
| 236 | University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA | $46,780 | $49,207 | — | — | B |
| 237 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | $46,772 | $50,193 | $32,948 | $21,073 | A |
| 238 | Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT | $46,755 | $48,021 | $33,658 | $26,000 | B+ |
| 240 | Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | $46,632 | $49,763 | $34,708 | $25,500 | B |
| 239 | Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH | $46,632 | $49,763 | $34,708 | $25,500 | C |
| 241 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | $46,580 | $49,708 | — | $23,250 | B+ |
| 242 | Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL | $46,565 | $45,750 | $30,490 | — | F |
| 243 | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | $46,527 | $49,930 | $28,935 | $21,500 | B |
| 244 | University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC | $46,518 | $49,920 | $25,758 | $22,354 | D |
| 245 | Fort Lewis College Durango, CO | $46,492 | $43,479 | $22,541 | $14,951 | F |
| 246 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC | $46,207 | $49,587 | $27,631 | $20,500 | C+ |
| 247 | University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA | $46,112 | $42,413 | $23,437 | $24,623 | B+ |
| 248 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN | $45,955 | $50,201 | $28,188 | $18,894 | C+ |
| 249 | Macalester College Saint Paul, MN | $45,632 | $43,588 | $29,559 | $19,000 | B+ |
| 250 | Canisius University Buffalo, NY | $45,233 | $43,052 | $15,681 | $23,000 | B |
| 251 | Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR | $44,945 | $45,210 | $30,632 | $20,793 | D |
| 252 | Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN | $44,906 | $49,055 | — | — | C |
| 253 | Saint Edward's University Austin, TX | $44,134 | $44,871 | — | $26,000 | B |
| 254 | Marshall University Huntington, WV | $43,995 | $52,049 | — | — | C |
| 255 | The University of Montana Missoula, MT | $43,813 | $47,859 | $27,552 | $19,500 | D |
| 256 | Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC | $43,793 | $46,996 | — | — | F |
| 257 | University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN | $43,584 | $41,632 | — | — | D |
| 258 | Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA | $43,204 | $38,046 | $22,791 | $21,250 | C+ |
| 259 | Catawba College Salisbury, NC | $42,505 | $45,614 | $27,389 | $22,268 | C |
| 260 | Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA | $41,765 | $43,932 | $34,347 | $14,000 | C+ |
| 261 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC | $40,831 | $43,817 | — | — | C |
| 262 | Clemson University Clemson, SC | $40,266 | $44,649 | $25,115 | $21,200 | A+ |
| 263 | Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL | $39,932 | $42,503 | $25,709 | $24,500 | C+ |
| 264 | Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | $37,393 | $34,970 | $17,372 | — | B+ |
| 265 | University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI | $37,015 | $39,028 | $33,156 | — | C+ |
Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.
What Can You Do With a Environmental Science Degree?
Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:
$69,998
Average Salary Across Careers
$87,710
Highest Paying Career
5
Career Paths Available
Best Colleges for Environmental Science
Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in environmental science.
Largest Environmental Science Programs
Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most environmental science graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.
10,679
Degrees Awarded Annually
619
Colleges Offering Program
5
Related Careers
About Environmental Science
Environmental Science is a degree program offered at 619 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 10,679 students graduate with this degree.
Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as environmental science teachers, postsecondary, environmental scientists and specialists, including health, compliance officers, forest and conservation technicians, environmental science and protection technicians, including health.
Program Classification
CIP Code
3.0104
Field (2-digit CIP)
3.
Category (4-digit CIP)
3.010
Frequently Asked Questions
What can I do with a Environmental Science degree?
A Environmental Science degree can lead to careers as a
environmental science teachers, postsecondary, environmental scientists and specialists, including health, compliance officers, forest and conservation technicians, environmental science and protection technicians, including health,
and more.
Top earners in related careers can make up to $87,710 annually.
How many colleges offer Environmental Science?
619 colleges and universities in the United States offer
Environmental Science as a degree program. Each year, approximately 10,679
students graduate with this degree.
What are the best colleges for Environmental Science?
The best colleges for Environmental Science based on Repit's ratings include
University of California-Los Angeles, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cornell University, University of Virginia-Main Campus, University of California-Berkeley.
Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.
What is the salary potential with a Environmental Science degree?
Graduates with a Environmental Science degree can expect average salaries around $69,998
in related careers, with top earners making up to $87,710.
Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.