Environmental Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study environmental science, take a look at what University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Science section at the bottom of this page.

UIUC Environmental Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences
Master’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences

UIUC Environmental Science Rankings

The bioenvironmental sciences major at UIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Science. 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioenvironmental sciences, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioenvironmental sciences majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Environmental Science Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioenvironmental sciences at UIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in bioenvironmental sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	55
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UIUC Environmental Science Master’s Program

54% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of bioenvironmental sciences master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in bioenvironmental sciences each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a bioenvironmental sciences master's degree from UIUC, 81% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in bioenvironmental sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Bioenvironmental Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioenvironmental sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Environmental Science Professors	130	$90,820

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
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