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Texas Environmental Scientists: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Environmental Scientists in Texas

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Fast Facts for Environmental Scientists in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Midland, Houston, and Austin
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: El Paso, Fort Worth, and Corpus Christi
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Houston, Dallas, and Austin

Salaries for Environmental Scientists in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Houston, Midland, and Dallas. (See table at bottom of page)

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Texas Environmental Science Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Lamar UniversityBeaumontDoctorate10,213
Rice UniversityHoustonDoctorate5,161
Southern Methodist UniversityDallasDoctorate & First Professional10,829
Tarleton State UniversityStephenvilleDoctorate9,460
Texas A & M University-KingsvilleKingsvilleDoctorate6,567
Texas Tech UniversityLubbockDoctorate & First Professional28,260
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonDoctorate24,889
The University of Texas at AustinAustinDoctorate50,170
The University of Texas at El PasoEl PasoDoctorate20,154
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioDoctorate28,533
University of HoustonHoustonDoctorate & First Professional34,663

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Environmental Scientists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Texas. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Environmental Scientists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Environmental Scientists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

TEXAS

   
Midland80$74,1702.3
Houston1,870$86,5401.2
Austin490$62,9901.1
Amarillo50$53,8500.9
Lubbock50$46,8100.7
Killeen40$38,9800.6
Dallas670$70,8900.5
San Antonio230$61,1200.5
Corpus Christi40$57,0100.4
Fort Worth160$67,7300.3
El Paso40$56,4600.3
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