Environmental Studies at Western Colorado University

Every environmental studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ecosystem studies program at Western Colorado University stacks up to those at other schools.

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 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.

Western Environmental Studies Degrees Available

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

Western Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at Western 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 Western

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

Western Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% 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 Western since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at Western are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Western Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from Western, 73% 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 Western Colorado University with a master's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,930	$93,010
Environmental Science Professors	130	$69,650

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.