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Environmental Science at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Environmental Science at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915.

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.

UNCW Environmental Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences

UNCW Environmental Science Rankings

The bioenvironmental sciences major at UNCW 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.

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at UNCW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioenvironmental sciences majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

UNCW Environmental Science Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioenvironmental sciences at UNCW 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 Wilmington with a bachelor's in bioenvironmental sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 79
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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