EMPLOYMENT -Given the broad array of ES foci, the careers that ES Program graduates pursue is quite diverse. The positions held by our over 400 graduates over the last decade include editor of High Country News, wildlife manager for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, marine biologist with NOAA, a GIS specialist with NOAA, program manager at Conservation International, farmer and owner of Pete's Greens, several Peace Corps volunteers, numerous teachers, and many people working with land trusts. Of course, as is the case with all liberal arts majors, many of our graduates move on to jobs and careers that are not environmentally related. For further information on environmental employment opportunities, visit the Career Services Office environmental web page.
GRADUATE SCHOOL -Graduate school options for ES majors are as diverse as the ES foci. ES graduates in the 1990s studied at nearly 50 different postgraduate institutions in fields that included business, conservation biology, education, environmental science, environmental studies, geology, chemistry, water resources, law, medicine, planning, public health, and public policy.
Among the most popular general graduate programs in environmental studies are:
Duke University School of the Environment
Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
University of Michigan School of Natural Resources
Other popular interdisciplinary environmentally oriented graduate programs are offered at:
Dartmouth College
University of Vermont School of Natural Resources
University of Wisconsin Institute for Environmental Studies
Vermont Law School
For more specific advice, you are encouraged to discuss graduate school options with your advisor.