Environmental Health at East Carolina University

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798.

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

ECU Environmental Health Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health
Master’s Degree in Environmental Health

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, ECU does offer online courses in environmental health for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

ECU Environmental Health Rankings

The environmental health major at ECU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Health. 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.

Environmental Health Student Demographics at ECU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental health majors at East Carolina University.

ECU Environmental Health Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of environmental health bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical environmental health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at ECU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental health at ECU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its environmental health bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Carolina University with a bachelor's in environmental health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ECU Environmental Health Master’s Program

40% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of environmental health master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in environmental health each year. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

In the environmental health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Carolina University with a master's in environmental health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Environmental Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,440	$69,870
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	310	$55,550
Epidemiologists	90	$82,820

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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