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Environmental Studies at Grand Valley State University

Environmental Studies at Grand Valley State University

If you are interested in studying environmental studies, you may want to check out the program at Grand Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year.

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.

GVSU Environmental Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Ecosystem Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

GVSU Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at GVSU 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 GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecosystem studies majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at GVSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,780 $69,430

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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