Environmental Studies at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 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 Environmental Studies Degrees Available

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

UW Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at UW 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

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

UW Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

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 UW since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UW Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from UW, 88% were white. This is above 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 Wyoming with a master's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	470	$68,940

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.