Get the skills to successfully address environmental issues, in areas such as, environmental ecology, water quality, agriculture and environmental stewardship, environmental health, and environmental toxicology and chemistry!

Why choose the University of Minnesota, Crookston?

"In my opinion, the proposed new curriculum in Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota, Crookston will prove to be very successful and will contribute to the global need for additional scientists prepared in multidisciplinary problem solving. Graduates of the program will most certainly contribute to the University of Minnesota's mission to add to the "discovery of new knowledge" and "the application of that knowledge in a manner that will benefit society with the state, nation, and world." "
~ Guy Lanza (University of Massachusetts-Amherst)

Graduates are solidly prepared for a broad range of positions, such as environmental protection specialists, water quality managers, environmental health and safety specialist, geologists, ecotoxicologist, aquatic scientist, forest carbon specialist ...and more!
The job prospects are great! There is a nation-wide 25% (22.1% in Minnesota) increase in entry-level positions in the coming decade!
Our graduates will be prepared for further graduate study in the sciences or professional schools, such as science based graduate degrees (environmental microbiology, ecotoxicology, environmental science education, biology, toxicology, chemistry, soil science, etc); law school (environmental law); public health; medical school; environmental engineering; and more!
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