Environmental Studies at Utah State University

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

USU is located in Logan, Utah and has a total student population of 27,691.

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.

USU Environmental Studies Degrees Available

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

USU Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at USU 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecosystem studies, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at USU

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

USU Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

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

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USU Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in ecosystem studies each year. USU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from USU, 71% 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 Utah State University with a master's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Natural Resources/Conservation, General

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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	830	$68,480
Environmental Science Professors	100	$90,680

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.