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Environmental Science at Western Carolina University

Environmental Science at Western Carolina University

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 Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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.

WCU Environmental Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences

WCU Environmental Science Rankings

The bioenvironmental sciences major at WCU 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.

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at WCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioenvironmental sciences majors at Western Carolina University.

WCU Environmental Science Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioenvironmental sciences at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in bioenvironmental sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,790 $64,850
Environmental Science Professors 140 $69,130

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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