Environmental Studies at Western Washington University

If you are interested in studying environmental studies, you may want to check out the program at Western Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 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.

WWU Environmental Studies Degrees Available

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

WWU Environmental Studies Rankings

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from WWU, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the ecosystem studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• 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 Western Washington University.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.