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#1 #1 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Unity College New Gloucester, ME Acceptance Rate 94% Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $18,554 Median Starting Salary $57,970
#2 #2 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Baraga, MI Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,026 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#3 #3 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. SUNY Corning Community College Corning, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 13 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,258 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#4 #4 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 16 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $12,082 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#5 #5 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Austin Community College District Austin, TX Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 18 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $4,470 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#6 #6 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 12 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,753 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#7 #7 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 10 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,962 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#8 #8 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 10 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $4,471 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#9 #9 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 10 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,549 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#10 #10 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 9 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,457 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#11 #11 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Lake Area Technical College Watertown, SD Acceptance Rate 60% Annual Degrees Awarded 8 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $12,735 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#12 #12 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 8 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,061 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#13 #13 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 8 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,815 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#14 #14 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 8 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,398 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#15 #15 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 7 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,809 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#16 #16 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 7 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $3,684 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#17 #17 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 7 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,991 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#18 #18 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 6 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $12,971 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#19 #19 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 6 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,857 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#20 #20 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 6 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,714 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#21 #21 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Ocean County College Toms River, NJ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 6 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,676 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#22 #22 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI In general, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is known for being a non selective school. Acceptance Rate 89% Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score 1,010–1,210 Est. Net Price * $13,702 Median Starting Salary $56,424
#23 #23 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Berkshire Community College Pittsfield, MA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,935 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#24 #24 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Central Wyoming College Riverton, WY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $5,494 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#25 #25 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Cayuga County Community College Auburn, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,282 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#26 #26 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,939 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#27 #27 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,707 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#28 #28 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Essex County College Newark, NJ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $4,999 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#29 #29 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,351 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#30 #30 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $5,674 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#31 #31 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,569 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#32 #32 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,185 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#33 #33 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,685 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#34 #34 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Chesapeake College Wye Mills, MD Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $5,423 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#35 #35 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Florida Gateway College Lake City, FL Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $3,079 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#36 #36 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Aaniiih Nakoda College Harlem, MT Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,913 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#37 #37 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Jamestown Community College Jamestown, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,104 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#38 #38 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,572 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#39 #39 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $15,676 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#40 #40 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,537 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#41 #41 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,966 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#42 #42 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Clovis Community College Fresno, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $5,005 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#43 #43 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Moorpark College Moorpark, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $3,978 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#44 #44 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $2,132 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#45 #45 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. North Country Community College Saranac Lake, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $13,578 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#46 #46 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. NHTI-Concord's Community College Concord, NH Acceptance Rate 68% Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $16,936 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#47 #47 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Jackson College Jackson, MI Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,773 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#48 #48 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,564 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#49 #49 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,487 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#50 #50 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College New Town, ND Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,937 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#51 #51 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Butte College Oroville, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,634 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#52 #52 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Erie Community College Buffalo, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $5,867 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#53 #53 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. West Valley College Saratoga, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $5,468 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#54 #54 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $2,341 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#55 #55 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $3,628 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#56 #56 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $15,252 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#57 #57 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Dine College Tsaile, AZ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,266 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#58 #58 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Clinton Community College Plattsburgh, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,204 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#59 #59 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Sinte Gleska University Mission, SD Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $14,855 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#60 #60 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Canada College Redwood City, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $4,420 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#61 #61 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $3,121 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#62 #62 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Manchester Community College Manchester, CT Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,787 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#63 #63 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing, NJ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,465 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#64 #64 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Central Texas College Killeen, TX Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $4,693 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#65 #65 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,375 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#66 #66 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. United Tribes Technical College Bismarck, ND Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $4,988 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#67 #67 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Fort Peck Community College Poplar, MT Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,079 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#68 #68 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Los Alamos, NM Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,947 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#69 #69 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield, WV Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,734 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#70 #70 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Northwestern Connecticut Community College Winsted, CT Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,801 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#71 #71 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Alpena Community College Alpena, MI Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $4,001 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#72 #72 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Sullivan County Community College Loch Sheldrake, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,865 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#73 #73 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. College of the Siskiyous Weed, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,347 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#74 #74 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Great Bay Community College Portsmouth, NH Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $15,604 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#75 #75 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Community College of Beaver County Monaca, PA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $5,916 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#76 #76 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Southwestern Michigan College Dowagiac, MI Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,094 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#77 #77 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Middlesex Community College Middletown, CT Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,306 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#78 #78 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Gateway Community College New Haven, CT Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,717 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#79 #79 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Casper College Casper, WY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,451 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#80 #80 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Minnesota North College Hibbing, MN Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,537 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#81 #81 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Rockland Community College Suffern, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,280 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#82 #82 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville, PA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,559 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#83 #83 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Navarro College Corsicana, TX Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,124 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#84 #84 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $5,887 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#85 #85 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,695 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#86 #86 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Oxnard College Oxnard, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $1,644 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#87 #87 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Cypress College Cypress, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,421 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#88 #88 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $14,507 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#89 #89 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Fullerton College Fullerton, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,073 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#90 #90 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,656 Median Starting Salary $53,877
#91 #91 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S. Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,940 Median Starting Salary $53,877
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About Environmental Science

A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human society and the natural environment; and natural resources management. Includes instruction in biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, climatology, statistics, and mathematical modeling.

Of the 354 Environmental Science degrees granted each year at the Associates degree level, men make up 49% percent and women make up 51% percent of the field of study. Did you know that New York has more students graduating with a degree in Environmental Science than any other state? In fact, New York granted 83 degrees last year! The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science is $43,300.

Popularity of Environmental Science Degrees in the U.S.

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Careers

The highest paying job for Environmental Science majors is Compliance Officers. However, another thing to consider is how much demand there is for certain careers. A career that is in high need that a degree in Environmental Science can prepare you for is Compliance Officers.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Environmental Science majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Environmental Science majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students

354

Female Students

180 (50%)

Male Students

174 (49%)

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Environmental Science

#1 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S.

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#14 Best College for Environmental Science in the U.S.