Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Environmental Studies at Western Colorado University

Environmental Studies at Western Colorado University

What traits are you looking for in a ecosystem studies school? To help you decide if Western Colorado University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ecosystem studies program.

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,203.

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

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 Master’s Program

66% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

undefined

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.

undefined
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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.