What Can I Do with a Degree in Earth and Environmental Geosciences?
The study of earth and environmental geosciences can lead to a wide variety of careers in various fields, including addressing many environmental challenges facing our society, the discovery of new energy and/or mineral resources and the prediction, prevention and remediation of hazards related to the earth’s dynamic processes such as earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, flooding and beach erosion.
Our graduates enter the workforce with very high levels of placement. The vast majority of our majors graduated in the past five years found jobs or continued with graduate studies in their field. About one third of our graduates continue on for their masters and/or doctorate degrees. The remaining two thirds have found jobs in environmental and engineering consulting firms, environment NGOs and various local, state and federal government agencies in such areas as natural resource management, water management, park services and land use management.