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CIP PROGRAM: 03.0104
Environmental Science.

Summary: 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.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 310 7289 941
2021 353 7685 927
2022 326 7677 978
2023 354 7684 1059
2024 404 8016 1117
Change +14.19% +5.42% +12.54%

Related CIPs

03 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
03.01 Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
03.0101 Natural Resources/Conservation, General.
03.0103 Environmental Studies.
03.0104 Environmental Science.
03.0199 Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Environmental Science.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Abilene Christian University3 -25.00%
Adelphi University6 -
Adrian College7 -60.00%
Albion College3 -
Albright College6 -40.00%
Alverno College1 +200.00%
American Public University System306 +13.01%
American University14 +33.33%
Anderson University10 -
Antioch College2 -33.33%
Appalachian State University24 +75.00%
Arizona State University Campus Immersion17 -
Arkansas State University2 -50.00%
Arkansas Tech University2 +600.00%
Ashland University5 +200.00%
Assumption University3 -20.00%
Auburn University12 +8.33%
Auburn University at Montgomery7 +120.00%
Baldwin Wallace University7 -
Ball State University26 +28.00%
Barnard College8 -21.43%
Baylor University13 +14.29%
Bellarmine University6 -
Belmont University4 +200.00%
Bennington College1 -50.00%
Berry College11 -76.19%
Bethany College2 -
Bethel University4 -55.56%
Binghamton University76 -
Boston University32 +56.25%
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus20 -
Bradley University2 -
Brevard College1 +100.00%
Briar Cliff University1 -57.14%
Bridgewater College10 +10.00%
Brigham Young University-Idaho8 -
Brown University15 +85.71%
Bryant University4 -50.00%
Bucknell University8 -50.00%
CUNY City College9 -50.00%
CUNY Medgar Evers College1 -50.00%
CUNY Queens College22 +170.00%
California Baptist University9 +225.00%
California Lutheran University16 +50.00%
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt83 -36.84%
California State University-Channel Islands50 +9.76%
California State University-Chico29 -
California State University-East Bay6 +12.50%
California State University-Fresno13 -50.00%
California State University-Long Beach52 -16.33%
California State University-Monterey Bay24 +39.29%
California State University-Sacramento62 -9.21%
California State University-San Bernardino4 -64.71%
Calvin University7 +150.00%
Campbell University4 -
Campbellsville University2 -25.00%
Canisius University3 -
Capital University3 -33.33%
Carroll University5 -20.00%
Carthage College14 -28.57%
Catawba College18 +37.50%
Cedarville University6 -
Centenary University3 +100.00%
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences2 -75.00%
Central Michigan University12 +40.00%
Chapman University17 +7.69%
Chatham University13 +600.00%
Claflin University2 -50.00%
Claremont McKenna College1 -
Clark University20 +4.55%
Clarkson University14 -
Cleveland State University20 +31.82%
Coe College1 -
Colby College25 +25.00%
Colby-Sawyer College6 -16.67%
Colgate University5 -12.50%
College of Southern Nevada4 -
Colorado College33 -20.83%
Colorado Mesa University31 -10.34%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins16 -
Columbia College4 +33.33%
Columbia University in the City of New York5 +12.50%
Concordia University Texas7 -
Concordia University-Nebraska5 -
Concordia University-Wisconsin1 -
Cornell College1 -
Creighton University8 +25.00%
Dallas Baptist University2 -100.00%
Davis & Elkins College2 -66.67%
DePaul University8 -65.38%
DePauw University2 -44.44%
Delaware Valley University8 -
Denison University1 -
Dickinson College8 -6.67%
Dickinson State University1 -50.00%
Doane University1 -50.00%
Dordt University2 -100.00%
Drake University12 +20.00%
Drew University8 -
Drexel University19 +23.53%
Duquesne University6 +20.00%
Eastern Mennonite University6 -
Eastern Nazarene College1 -
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus3 -
Eastern University4 +66.67%
Eastern Washington University23 -5.56%
Edgewood College1 +600.00%
Elon University20 +175.00%
Emory & Henry University4 -33.33%
Endicott College4 +28.57%
Eureka College6 +50.00%
Evangel University5 -
Ferrum College10 -53.85%
Flagler College33 +31.03%
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University3 -
Florida Institute of Technology1 -66.67%
Florida State University99 -25.47%
Fordham University5 -11.11%
Fort Lewis College12 -
Framingham State University1 -100.00%
Franklin Pierce University12 -
Franklin and Marshall College12 +83.33%
Geneva College1 -100.00%
George Mason University39 +55.17%
George Washington University12 -
Georgia College & State University23 -11.11%
Georgia Gwinnett College19 +9.09%
Georgia Southern University1 -
Goshen College13 -
Grace College and Theological Seminary3 -16.67%
Grand Canyon University14 +125.00%
Hanover College2 +20.00%
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology3 -
Haskell Indian Nations University12 +37.50%
Hawaii Pacific University6 -
Heidelberg University4 +166.67%
Heritage University3 +100.00%
Hope College10 -
Husson University3 +200.00%
Idaho State University2 -
Illinois State University13 -
Indiana University-Bloomington32 -
Indiana University-Indianapolis8 +38.46%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla5 -
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas1 -
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon2 -50.00%
Iowa State University75 -5.08%
Ithaca College8 +11.11%
John Carroll University7 +133.33%
Johns Hopkins University9 +50.00%
Juniata College20 -50.00%
Kean University2 -
Kennesaw State University21 +125.00%
Keuka College4 -
Keystone College2 -
King's College1 -
Knox College10 -
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania19 -9.09%
La Salle University7 -
Lafayette College5 -40.00%
Lake Erie College2 +100.00%
Lake Superior State University6 -12.50%
Lamar University3 -25.00%
Lander University4 -60.00%
Lebanon Valley College8 +250.00%
Lesley University4 -
Lewis University9 -25.00%
Lincoln University1 -100.00%
Lindenwood University7 +75.00%
Linfield University1 +200.00%
Lipscomb University7 -
Longwood University10 -31.58%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College8 +80.00%
Louisiana Tech University7 -
Loyola Marymount University2 -33.33%
Loyola University Chicago40 -59.21%
Loyola University New Orleans7 -60.00%
Lynn University1 -
Manhattan College3 +100.00%
Marietta College5 -
Marquette University2 -
Marshall University12 -25.00%
Maryville College1 -
Marywood University2 +200.00%
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts8 +33.33%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy30 -41.82%
Mercyhurst University8 -
Merrimack College4 -
Messiah University6 -50.00%
Metropolitan State University13 -
Metropolitan State University of Denver25 -39.02%
Michigan State University7 +33.33%
Michigan Technological University21 +100.00%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania3 -
Minnesota State University-Mankato9 -38.46%
Monmouth College3 -
Montana State University34 +81.25%
Moravian University8 +16.67%
Muhlenberg College9 -33.33%
Navajo Technical University4 -25.00%
Nazareth University7 +600.00%
Nevada State University10 +100.00%
New England College5 -42.86%
New Jersey Institute of Technology7 +125.00%
Niagara University6 -
North Carolina Central University12 +37.50%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh78 +10.17%
North Carolina Wesleyan University3 -
Northeastern Illinois University4 -25.00%
Northeastern University32 -15.63%
Northeastern University Professional Programs1 -
Northern Arizona University45 -
Northern Kentucky University14 +20.00%
Northern Michigan University28 +41.18%
Northern New Mexico College3 -
Northland College1 -
Northwest Indian College14 -45.45%
Northwest University1 +50.00%
Northwestern University27 +37.50%
Norwich University6 +60.00%
Notre Dame College2 -
Nova Southeastern University18 +69.23%
Oakland University37 -17.65%
Ohio Dominican University2 -66.67%
Ohio Northern University8 +37.50%
Ohio State University-Main Campus121 +25.45%
Ohio Wesleyan University13 +25.00%
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus12 +13.33%
Olivet Nazarene University6 -
Oregon Institute of Technology8 +11.11%
Oregon State University101 +86.57%
Otterbein University8 -25.00%
Pace University6 -
Pacific University15 +72.73%
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science7 -27.27%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College14 +16.67%
Pennsylvania Western University1 -
Pfeiffer University5 -
Piedmont University2 -
Pitzer College36 -29.03%
Point Loma Nazarene University4 +500.00%
Pomona College12 -23.08%
Portland State University45 -20.51%
Ramapo College of New Jersey18 +40.00%
Randolph College3 -33.33%
Regis University1 -33.33%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute6 -100.00%
Rhodes College19 +44.44%
Rice University7 -12.50%
Rider University1 -100.00%
Robert Morris University3 -25.00%
Rochester Institute of Technology10 -77.27%
Rocky Mountain College10 -11.11%
Roger Williams University7 -46.15%
Rosemont College1 -
Rowan University11 -
Rutgers University-New Brunswick22 -11.11%
Rutgers University-Newark12 -
SUNY Brockport28 -12.12%
SUNY College at Plattsburgh15 -53.33%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry19 -
SUNY Oneonta16 -9.38%
SUNY at Fredonia2 -
Saint Joseph's College of Maine1 +250.00%
Saint Joseph's University4 +300.00%
Saint Mary's College of California4 -87.50%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College2 -
Saint Michael's College4 +137.50%
Saint Norbert College6 +16.67%
Saint Vincent College6 -27.27%
Salisbury University34 -19.15%
Sam Houston State University15 -
Samford University3 +200.00%
San Diego State University35 +24.24%
San Francisco State University18 +50.00%
San Jose State University65 +14.75%
Santa Clara University22 -27.78%
Scripps College15 +41.67%
Seattle University2 +25.00%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania10 -
Siena College10 -
Siena Heights University4 -100.00%
Simmons University3 +66.67%
Simpson College5 -
Skidmore College13 +225.00%
Sonoma State University15 -68.66%
Southeast Missouri State University7 -27.27%
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville9 +28.57%
Southern Methodist University1 -
Southern New Hampshire University504 +98.97%
Southwest Minnesota State University7 -40.00%
Spelman College2 -
Springfield College1 +100.00%
St. John's University-New York17 +1000.00%
St. Mary's University4 +40.00%
State University of New York at New Paltz4 -
Stephen F Austin State University15 -11.11%
Stetson University15 -53.33%
Stevenson University5 +233.33%
Stonehill College6 -38.46%
Suffolk University2 -66.67%
Sweet Briar College9 -
Tarleton State University8 +125.00%
Taylor University2 -60.00%
Temple University18 +118.18%
Texas A & M University-College Station48 -47.37%
Texas A & M University-Commerce6 -42.86%
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi43 +1.96%
Texas Christian University7 -30.77%
Texas State University57 +1.32%
The University of Alabama25 -4.00%
The University of Montana39 +128.57%
The University of Montana-Western4 +60.00%
The University of Olivet8 +25.00%
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga43 +71.43%
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley36 +26.32%
The University of Texas at Arlington14 +12.50%
The University of Texas at El Paso11 +16.67%
The University of Texas at San Antonio72 +51.92%
Thiel College3 -42.86%
Trinity College15 -38.10%
Troy University8 +50.00%
Tusculum University6 +100.00%
Tuskegee University4 -
Union College7 -50.00%
United States Military Academy15 +116.67%
United Tribes Technical College3 -
Unity Environmental University10 -20.00%
University of Alaska Southeast4 +100.00%
University of Arizona49 +82.61%
University of Arkansas19 +33.33%
University of California-Berkeley83 +20.59%
University of California-Davis121 +24.73%
University of California-Los Angeles108 +42.67%
University of California-Riverside39 -6.67%
University of California-Santa Cruz12 -27.59%
University of Central Arkansas14 -18.75%
University of Connecticut36 +17.39%
University of Dayton14 -
University of Delaware24 -44.74%
University of Denver25 -
University of Dubuque7 +100.00%
University of Evansville1 +33.33%
University of Florida48 +21.62%
University of Georgia15 -63.64%
University of Hawaii at Hilo12 +7.14%
University of Hawaii at Manoa12 +200.00%
University of Houston12 -
University of Houston-Clear Lake10 +35.29%
University of Idaho21 -26.92%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign82 +26.67%
University of Indianapolis1 -60.00%
University of Iowa37 -8.57%
University of Jamestown3 -
University of La Verne1 -
University of Louisiana at Lafayette9 +7.69%
University of Lynchburg9 +63.64%
University of Maine31 +13.16%
University of Maine at Presque Isle5 -25.00%
University of Maryland Eastern Shore10 -
University of Maryland-Baltimore County36 -50.00%
University of Maryland-College Park39 -29.73%
University of Massachusetts-Amherst81 -16.88%
University of Massachusetts-Boston39 +14.58%
University of Massachusetts-Lowell26 -25.00%
University of Michigan-Dearborn7 +20.00%
University of Michigan-Flint2 -85.71%
University of Minnesota-Duluth30 -
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities91 -
University of Missouri-Kansas City16 -16.67%
University of Mount Union8 -40.00%
University of Nebraska at Omaha37 +20.00%
University of Nevada-Reno52 -4.44%
University of New England17 -47.06%
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus25 -45.83%
University of New Haven9 -33.33%
University of New Mexico-Main Campus7 +60.00%
University of North Carolina Wilmington95 -12.15%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill50 -21.13%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke7 +16.67%
University of Northern Iowa12 -14.29%
University of Notre Dame22 +35.00%
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus3 -50.00%
University of Oregon46 -26.42%
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford2 -
University of Portland15 +73.33%
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras17 +40.00%
University of Redlands32 +61.11%
University of Rhode Island40 -
University of Rochester5 -
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne1 -66.67%
University of San Diego30 +70.97%
University of San Francisco15 -
University of Scranton6 -
University of South Carolina-Columbia50 +27.78%
University of South Florida136 +20.41%
University of Southern California27 +31.58%
University of Southern Maine4 +57.14%
University of St Thomas10 +57.14%
University of Toledo26 -
University of Vermont107 +26.58%
University of Virginia-Main Campus68 +14.49%
University of Washington-Bothell Campus11 -36.36%
University of Washington-Seattle Campus119 -18.49%
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus22 -47.37%
University of West Florida35 -3.85%
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay9 -31.58%
University of Wisconsin-Madison67 +10.20%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee49 +27.50%
University of Wisconsin-Platteville6 -
University of Wisconsin-River Falls7 +12.50%
University of Wisconsin-Stout16 -11.76%
University of Wisconsin-Superior7 +266.67%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater29 -7.41%
University of Wyoming39 +85.71%
University of the Incarnate Word1 -80.00%
Utah Valley University5 -42.86%
Valley City State University3 -100.00%
Valparaiso University6 -57.14%
Vermont State University3 -
Villanova University16 +58.33%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University37 -
Wake Forest University8 -
Wartburg College2 +100.00%
Washington & Jefferson College1 -
Washington College20 -26.67%
Washington University in St Louis5 -50.00%
Wayne State University22 -6.67%
Waynesburg University3 -
Weber State University8 -
Webster University1 -
Wells College4 -25.00%
West Texas A & M University8 -28.57%
West Virginia University10 -
West Virginia Wesleyan College3 -60.00%
Western Carolina University29 +154.55%
Western Washington University120 -14.60%
Westfield State University22 -26.83%
Westminster College5 -16.67%
Westminster College3 +25.00%
Wheaton College4 -12.50%
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)6 +100.00%
Whittier College7 -16.67%
Whitworth University5 -
Widener University4 -85.71%
Wilkes University6 -
Willamette University18 -15.15%
William Jessup University1 -33.33%
Wilmington University14 +666.67%
Wilson College1 -
Winthrop University2 +100.00%
Wisconsin Lutheran College2 +33.33%
Wittenberg University7 +20.00%
Worcester State University18 +44.44%
Xavier University17 +28.57%
Young Harris College2 +200.00%
Youngstown State University8 +220.00%