Environmental Studies at Northern Illinois University

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

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.

NIU Environmental Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

NIU Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at NIU 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 NIU

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

NIU Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% 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 NIU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at NIU 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Environmental Science Professors	130	$90,820

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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