Environmental Science at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year.

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

FAU Environmental Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Bioenvironmental Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences

FAU Environmental Science Rankings

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at FAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioenvironmental sciences majors at Florida Atlantic University.

FAU Environmental Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of bioenvironmental sciences master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in bioenvironmental sciences each year. FAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a bioenvironmental sciences master's degree from FAU, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a master's in bioenvironmental sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Bioenvironmental Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioenvironmental sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Environmental Science Professors	110	$87,020

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
• Image Credit: By Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.