Environmental Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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.

UW Seattle Environmental Studies Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Environmental Studies Rankings

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ecosystem studies majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Environmental Studies Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from UW Seattle, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the ecosystem studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation & Research, Other
• Environmental Science

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Environmental Science Professors	230	$93,820

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.