Environmental Studies at Sierra College

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

Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and has a total student population of 17,503.

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.

Sierra College Environmental Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

Sierra College Environmental Studies Rankings

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at Sierra College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecosystem studies majors at Sierra College.

Sierra College Environmental Studies Associate’s Program

57% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of ecosystem studies associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in ecosystem studies only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Sierra College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in ecosystem studies at Sierra College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Sierra College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in ecosystem studies graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sierra College with a associate's in ecosystem studies.

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

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 Sierra 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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