What can I do with an Environmental Science Degree?

Because Louisiana Tech's Evironmental Science degree includes a minor in your area of preferred specialization, it opens up a wide variety of careep paths.  An Environmental Science minor can also broaden your postgradudate options.  Here is a (very partial!) list of posssibilities for those with an Environmental Science major or minor:

Postgraduate Study (M.A., M.S., Ph.D., J.D.)

Biology
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Conservation Biology
Environmental Law
Environmental Policy
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Mathematics and Statistics
Natural Resource Management

Plus any other area of academic specialization with a potential environmental component, from business, communications, or economics to geography, journalism, and sociology

Science and Engineering

Agricultural Engineer
Emergency Manager/First Responder
Forester
Park Ranger
Range Manager/Range Specialist
Restoration Ecologist
Risk Manager
Soil Scientist
Survey and Mapping Technician
Toxicologist
Water Pollution Control Technician
Watershed Manager
Wildlife Biologist

Professions

Architect
Community Relations Coordinator
Compliance Specialist
Environmental Economist
Environmental Educator
Environmental Journalist
Environmental Lawyer
Landscape Architect
Natural Resource Manager
Paralegal
Policy Analyst
Public Analyst
Technical Writer

Business and Industry

Accountant
Auditor
Brownfield Real Estate Developer
Communications Director
Corporate Recycling Manager
Economist/Environmental Economist
Environment, Health, and Safety Director
Environmental Complicance
Environmental Consultant
Environmental Quality Certification Specialist
Government Affairs Manager
Hazardous Materials Handler/Specialist
Marketing Specialist/Manager
Occupational Health and Safety
Oil, Gas, and Mining
Pollution Abatement
Public Relations/Community Coordinator
Quality Control Engineer
Socially Responsible Investment Advisor/Broker
Statistician
Sustainablility Officer
Waste Management

Who hires Environmental Science graduates?

In addition to various industries and businesses, both government agencies and nongovernmental organizations hire graduates with training in environmental science.  Here are just a few examples:

Federal, State, and Local Government

Departments of Environmental Protection
Departments of Environmental Quality
Dpartments of Natural Resources
Park Services

Nongovernmental Environmental and Conservation Organizations

Ducks Unlimited
National Audubon Society
National Wildlife Federation
The Nature Conservancy
The Sierra Club
The Wilderness Society