Environmental Studies at University of Pennsylvania

What traits are you looking for in a ecosystem studies school? To help you decide if University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ecosystem studies program.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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.

UPenn Environmental Studies Degrees Available

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

UPenn Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at UPenn 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 UPenn

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

UPenn Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 UPenn since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at UPenn 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UPenn Environmental Studies Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	45
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Natural Resources/Conservation, General
• Environmental Science

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Environmental Science Professors	250	$93,850

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.