Environmental Studies at Mount Wachusett Community College

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

MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and approximately 3,187 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.

MWCC Environmental Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

MWCC Environmental Studies Rankings

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at MWCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecosystem studies majors at Mount Wachusett Community College.

MWCC Environmental Studies Associate’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of ecosystem studies associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in ecosystem studies only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at MWCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in ecosystem studies at MWCC are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mount Wachusett Community College with a associate's in ecosystem studies.

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

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 MA, the home state for Mount Wachusett Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Environmental Science Professors	380	$89,000

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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