Environmental Biology

STEM • Biological And Biomedical Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the origins, functions, relationships, interactions, and natural history of living populations, communities, species, and ecosystems in relation to dynamic environmental processes. Includes instruction in biodiversity, molecular genetic and genomic evolution, mesoscale ecology, computational biology and modeling, conservation biology, local and global environmental change, and restoration ecology.

Numbers at a glance

364th
Popular nationwide
222
Search Rank on O's List
42
Colleges offer it
303
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
118
Women
185

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry45
Michigan State University28
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona12
Texas A & M University-College Station11
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania10
Ferris State University7
Northern Arizona University6
Plymouth State University6
Salem State University5
Central Washington University4
Average public university graduating class: 11 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
University of Dayton25
Washington University in St Louis25
Monmouth University11
Georgetown University9
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science9
Wingate University8
Principia College8
Whitman College8
Cazenovia College7
Houghton College7
Average private university graduating class: 6 students.

O's Insights on Environmental Biology

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 45% of graduates come from public universities.

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Major Graduates Colleges
Environmental Science 6,751 426
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Ecology 793 40
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