Math and The Environment Careers

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm a number and math lover (except for probability), and I also love physics and ecology, (recycling, renewable energy, civil engineering). </p>

<p>Any suggestions on what to major on, or career options. Environmental Engineering, Aerospace Engineering?
(I really like geometry type math) </p>

<p>Also what colleges would be best for these majors? (4.0 GPA, 2000 SAT). Some of my ideas: Colorado School of Mines, Cornell, University of Vermont, CU Boulder, University of Virginia, V-Tech, Humboldt State University? I live in PA and would like some financial aid.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much if you could help!</p>

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<p>“Would like some financial aid” says little about what you can actually afford, so it may be difficult for people to give you affordable suggestions.</p>

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<p>You should add Wesleyan to your list:
[Wesleyan</a> University’s Gary Yohe: On Carbon Costs, Media, and Not “Looking Silly” | Chris Woodside](<a href=“http://chriswoodside.com/wesleyan-universitys-gary-yohe-carbon-costs-media-and-not-looking-silly]Wesleyan”>http://chriswoodside.com/wesleyan-universitys-gary-yohe-carbon-costs-media-and-not-looking-silly)</p>

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<p>It almost seems to me that because environmental engineering has the word environmental in it, then you think that is what you should major in for an environmental career. There are many potential majors that can lead to an environmental career, many that involve math and physics…</p>

<p>Those that can be heavy on math with physics and chemistry…
Geology…especially hydrology.
Agronomy…some physics and math but more on the biology side.
Environmental Science
Agricultural Engineering</p>

<p>Those that are more biology based but allow you to do lots of math (if you want to) for analytic purposes…
Forestry
Fish and Wildlife Ecology
Natural Resource Conservation</p>

<p>Non science based degrees that allow you to work on the analysis (math) side of the environment…
Geography…GIS is a great field for those that enjoy math.
Economics
Applied Math</p>

<p>Environmental design…
Architecture…some physics and geometry required
Landscape Architecture</p>

<p>As for choice of schools…check to be certain but financial or merit based aid will likely be minimal at Colorado School of Mines, University of Vermont, CU Boulder, V-Tech, and Humboldt State University.</p>

<p>Your first place to look should be Penn State as it will have just about any major you could ever imagine. Cornell also has a huge variety of majors and offers good financial aid to those that qualify. After that, I would look at out of state public land grant universities as they typically have the largest range of environmental majors, many of them are affordable for OOS of students. Here is the list of land grant schools…</p>

<p>[List</a> of land-grant universities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_land-grant_universities]List”>List of land-grant universities - Wikipedia)</p>

<p>Also, see what can i do with this major…
<a href=“About – What Can I Do With This Major”>About – What Can I Do With This Major;