Environmental Studies at Virginia Wesleyan University

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying environmental studies, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Wesleyan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,347.

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.

VWU Environmental Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

VWU Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at VWU 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 VWU

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

VWU Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 VWU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at VWU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550

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
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