Environmental Studies at Portland State University

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University Environmental Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

Portland State University Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at Portland State University 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 Portland State University

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

Portland State University Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% 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 Portland State University since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at Portland State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Environmental Science

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 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
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