Environmental Studies at The University of Montana

Every environmental studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ecosystem studies program at The University of Montana stacks up to those at other schools.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 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.

UM Environmental Studies Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Ecosystem Studies (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

UM Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at UM 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 UM

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

UM Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% 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 UM since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at UM are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UM Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from UM, 68% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Environmental Science
• Natural Resources/Conservation, General

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	410	$68,660

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.