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Environmental Health at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. In 2021, 5 environmental health majors received their bachelor's degree from WKU.

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.

WKU Environmental Health Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Environmental Health (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health
  • Master’s Degree in Environmental Health

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WKU offers distance education options for environmental health at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

WKU Environmental Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the environmental health progam at WKU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The environmental health major at WKU 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 Environmental Health Basic Certificate Schools 2
Best Value Environmental Health Basic Certificate Schools 2
Most Popular Environmental Health Basic Certificate Schools 3
13
Most Focused Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools 18
Most Popular Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Most Popular Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools 25

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in environmental health from WKU. This makes it the #25 most popular school for environmental health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Environmental Health Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental health majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Environmental Health Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
The environmental health program at WKU awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical environmental health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental health at WKU 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 Kentucky 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 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WKU Environmental Health Master’s Program

83% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in environmental health from WKU. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WKU 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Health Specialties Professors 2,070 $64,560
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1,580 $66,730
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,200 $51,740
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 350 $47,590
Epidemiologists 60 $53,560

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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