Environmental Studies at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437.

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.

CU - Boulder Environmental Studies Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at CU - Boulder 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecosystem studies, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 CU - Boulder since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at CU - Boulder 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 University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	172
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

CU - Boulder Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from CU - Boulder, 80% 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 University of Colorado Boulder with a master's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	82
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,930	$93,010
Environmental Science Professors	130	$69,650

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.