Environmental Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UW Seattle Environmental Studies Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at UW Seattle are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ecosystem studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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 ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	55
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UW Seattle Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from UW Seattle, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the ecosystem studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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 ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation & Research, Other
• 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 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.