Environmental Studies at University of North Carolina at Asheville

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNCA is located in Asheville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 3,363.

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.

UNCA Environmental Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

UNCA Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at UNCA 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 UNCA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecosystem studies majors at University of North Carolina at Asheville.

UNCA Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 UNCA since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at UNCA 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 North Carolina at Asheville with a bachelor's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850
Environmental Science Professors	140	$69,130

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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