California Environmental Scientists: Schools and Careers

Fast Facts for Environmental Scientists in California

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Santa Rosa, Sacramento and Santa Cruz
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Modesto, San Jose and Bakersfield
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Sacramento, San Diego and Santa Ana

Salaries for Environmental Scientists in California

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Jose, San Francisco and Santa Rosa

Selected Environmental Science Schools in California

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More California Environmental Science Schools

Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2016-17, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Total Enrollment
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	Doctorate	45,687
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley	Doctorate	41,891
California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton	Doctorate	40,905
University of California-San Diego	La Jolla	Doctorate	35,772
University of California-Irvine	Irvine	Doctorate	35,242
San Diego State University	San Diego	Doctorate	35,158
University of California-Riverside	Riverside	Doctorate	23,279
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo	Masters	22,370
Stanford University	Stanford	Doctorate	17,534
National University	La Jolla	Masters	17,097
Humboldt State University	Arcata	Masters	8,525
University of California-Merced	Merced	Doctorate	7,967
California Institute of Technology	Pasadena	Doctorate	2,238

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Environmental Scientists

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

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Environmental Scientists

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

2017 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2016-26 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 23.1 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org

Metro Area	Jobs	Annual Median Salary
Bakersfield	170	$86,320
Chico	N/A	N/A
Fresno	370	$81,110
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade	2480	$86,530
Salinas	70	$90,120
San Diego-Carlsbad	1130	$79,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim	3170	$85,160
Napa	50	$90,340
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura	210	$96,750
Redding	90	$78,420
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario	620	$80,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward	2620	$101,410
Stockton-Lodi	140	$68,640
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara	420	$89,770
Vallejo-Fairfield	N/A	N/A
Visalia-Porterville	60	$66,970
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande	100	$77,940
Santa Cruz-Watsonville	40	$78,800
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara	160	$90,540
Santa Rosa	250	$105,790