Environmental Studies

STEM • Natural Resources And Conservation

What is it about?

A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy, politics, law, economics, social aspects, planning, pollution control, natural resources, and the interactions of human beings and nature.

Numbers at a glance

58th
Popular nationwide
58
Search Rank on O's List
375
Colleges offer it
6,301
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
2,498
Women
3,803

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
University of California-Berkeley325
University of California-Santa Barbara312
University of California-Santa Cruz187
University of Colorado Boulder185
University of Vermont119
Western Washington University110
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor96
Appalachian State University96
Arizona State University-Tempe87
University of North Carolina at Asheville71
Average public university graduating class: 33 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Eckerd College44
Middlebury College39
Duke University38
Oberlin College33
Northeastern University32
Dartmouth College32
Emory University31
Bates College29
Colby College28
Smith College27
Average private university graduating class: 8 students.

O's Insights on Environmental Studies

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 67% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Environmental Science 6,751 426
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 1,684 92
Natural Resources/Conservation, General 1,470 46
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