Environmental Science

STEM • Natural Resources And Conservation

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human society and the natural environment; and natural resources management. Includes instruction in biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, climatology, statistics, and mathematical modeling.

Numbers at a glance

56th
Popular nationwide
27
Search Rank on O's List
426
Colleges offer it
6,751
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
2,984
Women
3,767

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O's Insights on Environmental Science

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 72% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Environmental Studies 6,301 375
Natural Resources/Conservation, General 1,470 46
Environmental Biology 303 42