Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
STEM •
Natural Resources And Conservation
What is it about?
A program that focuses on the application of economic concepts and methods to the analysis of issues such as air and water pollution, land use planning, waste disposal, invasive species and pest control, conservation policies, and related environmental problems. Includes instruction in cost-benefit analysis, environmental impact assessment, evaluation and assessment of alternative resource management strategies, policy evaluation and monitoring, and descriptive and analytic tools for studying how environmental developments affect the economic system.
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Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Average public university graduating class: 15 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Average private university graduating class: 3 students.
O's Insights on Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
- Major has been stable in popularity over the last 15 years.
- 93% of graduates come from public universities.
