Environmental Studies at Occidental College
What traits are you looking for in a ecosystem studies school? To help you decide if Occidental College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ecosystem studies program.Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 1,839 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.
Oxy Environmental Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies
Oxy Environmental Studies Rankings
The ecosystem studies major at Oxy 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 Oxy
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecosystem studies majors at Occidental College.
Oxy Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program
About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at Oxy are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ecosystem studies bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Occidental College with a bachelor's in ecosystem studies.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 12 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
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 CA, the home state for Occidental College.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
---|---|---|
Environmental Scientists and Specialists | 12,750 | $91,890 |
Environmental Science Professors | 520 | $135,840 |
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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More about our data sources and methodologies.