Environmental Studies at Southern Oregon University

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

Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and approximately 5,140 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.

Southern Oregon University Environmental Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

Southern Oregon University Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at Southern Oregon 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 Southern Oregon University

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

Southern Oregon University Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 Southern Oregon University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at Southern Oregon University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Oregon University with a bachelor's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Southern Oregon University Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from Southern Oregon University, 83% 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 Southern Oregon University with a master's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 OR, the home state for Southern Oregon 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 Finetooth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.