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Environmental Science at Northwestern University

Environmental Science at Northwestern University

Every environmental science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bioenvironmental sciences program at Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 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.

Northwestern Environmental Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences

Northwestern Environmental Science Rankings

The bioenvironmental sciences major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Science. 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.

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Environmental Science Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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