Environmental Studies at Central Washington University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study environmental studies, take a look at what Central Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Studies section at the bottom of this page.

CWU Environmental Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

CWU Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecosystem studies majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical ecosystem studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at CWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ecosystem studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Natural Resources Conservation & Research, Other

Careers That Ecosystem Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ecosystem studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Environmental Science Professors	230	$93,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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