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Environmental innovation comes naturally to us. After all, the first-ever academic department in environmental sciences was founded right here at Rutgers.

Environmental Studies
Explore the world—and your place in it.

Ready to unravel the world’s mysteries, from organisms to ecosystems? Rutgers is the natural choice. Students choosing majors in the environmental sciences share a common purpose: finding science-based solutions to problems confronting our planet and its people. They are fighting climate change, healing sick oceans, protecting endangered species, and pioneering alternative energy.

A Rutgers education in the environmental sciences is hands-on and interactive, through fieldwork, laboratory research, and community action. You’ll learn how to use science for the benefit of humans and environments in majors like: • biotechnology • ecology and natural resources • environmental and business economics • environmental planning and design • marine science • meteorology • and more

Who’s majoring in the environmental sciences?
  • Students who know their futures include graduate study in the sciences or professional degrees in law, medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine; and
  • Students who recognize that science-savvy professionals are in demand in all career fields—government, business, media, industry, health care, and more.

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