Environmental Studies at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 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.

K -State Environmental Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

K -State Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at K -State 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in ecosystem studies, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% 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 K -State since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at K -State 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 Kansas State 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	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

K -State Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in ecosystem studies each year. K -State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from K -State, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	470	$76,780

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 Kzollman under License

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