Environmental Studies at University of California - Berkeley

If you are interested in studying environmental studies, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Berkeley. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 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.

UC Berkeley Environmental Studies Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at UC Berkeley 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.

There were 35 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecosystem studies, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	56
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	68
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

UC Berkeley Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from UC Berkeley, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation & Research, Other
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.