Environmental Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Every environmental science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bioenvironmental sciences program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW Seattle Environmental Science Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Environmental Science Rankings

The bioenvironmental sciences major at UW Seattle 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioenvironmental sciences, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioenvironmental sciences majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Environmental Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioenvironmental sciences at UW Seattle are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	78
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UW Seattle Environmental Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of bioenvironmental sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a bioenvironmental sciences master's degree from UW Seattle, 60% were white. This is below 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in bioenvironmental sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation & Research, Other
• Environmental Studies

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Environmental Science Professors	230	$93,820

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
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.