Environmental Science at Portland State 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 Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 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.

Portland State University Environmental Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences

Portland State University Environmental Science Rankings

The bioenvironmental sciences major at Portland State University 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in bioenvironmental sciences, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Environmental Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioenvironmental sciences at Portland State University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in bioenvironmental sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Portland State University Environmental Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of bioenvironmental sciences master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Of the students who received a bioenvironmental sciences master's degree from Portland State University, 75% 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 Portland State University with a master's in bioenvironmental sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Environmental Studies

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	950	$77,980
Environmental Science Professors	80	$89,180

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.