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Environmental Health at Western Carolina University

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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
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

71% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The environmental health program at WCU awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
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.

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.

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