Environmental Health at Western Carolina University
If you plan to study environmental health, take a look at what Western Carolina University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in environmental health from WCU.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Health section at the bottom of this page.
WCU Environmental Health Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health
WCU Environmental Health Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the environmental health progam at WCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The environmental health major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Health. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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Best Value Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 3 |
Best Value Environmental Health Schools | 3 |
Most Focused Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 4 |
10 | |
Most Popular Environmental Health Schools | 15 |
Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 18 |
26 | |
Best Environmental Health Schools | 44 |
Environmental Health Student Demographics at WCU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental health majors at Western Carolina University.
WCU Environmental Health Bachelor’s Program
About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental health at WCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in environmental health.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 17 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
WCU also has a doctoral program available in environmental health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
Careers That Environmental Health Grads May Go Into
A degree in environmental health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.
Occupation | Jobs in NC | Average Salary in NC |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 10,090 | $134,300 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists | 3,790 | $64,850 |
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | 2,440 | $69,870 |
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | 310 | $55,550 |
Epidemiologists | 90 | $82,820 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.