Environmental Studies Alumni

Environmental Studies graduates have used their degrees in a wide variety of occupations and career experiences.  Careers range from environmental education, advocacy work for nonprofit organizations, field work in conservation biology, and graduate work in conservation biology, chemistry, medicine and the law.  What you do with your ES degree is up to you! Below is a list of what some of our students have gone to do after graduation:

• Great River Greening
• Real Estate Appraiser
• Whole Foods, Inc., Seattle, WA
• Ramsey County
• Assistant to Will Steger and his upcoming expedition  
• Teaching Assistant, UST, Biology Dept.
• Lab tech, soon to be in grad school
• Peace Corps, Africa
• Minnesota Project 
• GIS Specialist
• Labor Organizer
• Community Organizer—Latin America
• Energy Efficiency Specialist for the St. Paul Neighborhood Energy Consortium
• Educator, Environmental Learning Center
• City of Red Wing, Planning Department
• Graduate School, Journalism
• MN Dept. Trade and Economic Development
• Ph.D. Program in Environmental Science, Indiana University
• Graduate School, Conservation Biology
• Energy Policy Specialist, Clean Water Action  
• Environmental Educator, Hudson, WI
• Software Designer
• Mankato State University, Master's Program in Urban Design
• Anoka County, Bio-Hazard Coordination Officer
• Lawyer, University of Vermont law School
• BFI, Inc., Manager
• Phillips Pipeline, Inc.
• Owner of rental store
• City of St. Paul
• Grad School—Conservation Biology
• International Wolf Center
• Landmark Environmental, Inc.
• Anderson Windows
• Otago Marine Laboratory—Otago University, New Zealand
• MN Office of Environmental Assistance
• Lawyer, U of MN Law School
• Educator
• Environmental Educator, Prince William Sound Science Center; now a fishing boat captain, Cordova, Alaska
• Forestry Educator—MN DNR
• Technical Specialist, MN Technical Assistance Project; is now a Professional ballroom dancer
• Pediatrician, UMKC Medical School  
• GIS specialist and lawyer