<p>What are the best schools for Environmental studies that are also in the top 15-20 or so universities?</p>
<p>Yale?</p>
<p>Stanford?</p>
<p>Harvard?</p>
<p>Brown?</p>
<p>Hardly matters for env studies. Know your goal.</p>
<p>Not about quality, but: a quick look at the colleges you mentioned suggests</p>
<p>(1) Yale has an interdisciplinary program, but you sort of create your own focus (anthropology, history, biology, political science, etc.) within the program.</p>
<p>(2) Stanford seems to have several departments and programs which are based in Earth Science. There is a completely separate Public Policy major, where you can focus on Environment, Resources and Population.</p>
<p>(3) Harvard has an engineering track called ‘Environmental Sciences and Engineering,’ as well as a department of Environmental Science and Public Policy which combines both natural and social science (but not necessarily history or other humanities).</p>
<p>(4) Brown has a Center for Environmental Studies which offers both a BA in Environmental Studies (social-science based) and a BS in Environmental Science (natural-science based).</p>
<p>So hers’s the advice: Are you looking for a humanities-based program which includes some science but also includes lots of political science, history, etc.? Are you looking for a science-based program? Do you want engineering? Instead of thinking about the “best,” think about what is the best for you in terms of meeting your academic and career goals.</p>