<p>The title says it all. I am thinking about possibly double majoring in Environmental Studies. I'm not really into hard science (though I do like it), so I'm looking for more of a societal impact/policy concentration program.</p>
<p>What is the ABSOLUTE BEST Enviro program in America to your knowledge?</p>
<p>Environmental Science or Environmental Studies. There is a difference. The Science version is more rigorous.</p>
<p>Gourman Report Undergrad environmental sciences
environmental sciences
Harvard
MIT
Cornell
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
U Michigan Ann Arbor
U Penn
UVA
SUNY Coll Env Sci Forestry
JHU
Purdue
U Minnesota </p>
<p>Rugg’s environmental studies</p>
<p>LACs
Allegheny
Bates
Berry (GA)
Bethany (WV)
Bowdoin
Brenau
Bryn Mawr
Centenary
Clark
Colby
Connecticut C
Davis and Elkins
Denison
Dickinson
Doane
Drake
Dubuque
Earlham
Eckerd
Findlay
SUNY Fredonia
Green Mountain (VT)
Juniata
Kalamazoo
Lake Forest
Lynchburg (VA)
Macalester
MiddleburyMillsaps
Monmouth (IL)
New Mexico Inst Mining and Tech
UNC Ashville
Northland (WI)
Oberlin
Ohio Wesleyan
Pitzer
SUNY Plattsburgh
Ramapo
Randolph Macon
Ripon
Sacred Heart (CT)
St Anselm (NH)
St John’s (MN)
St Lawrence (NY)
St Michael’s (VT)
Salisbury State (MD)
College of Santa Fe
Sarah Lawrence
Shepard (WV)
Stanford (CA)
SUNY College of Environ Science & Forestry
Susquehanna
Valparaiso
Warren Wilson
Webster (MO)
Wesleyan (CT)
Western Washington
West Virginia Wesleyan
Westfield State
Whitman
U Wisconsin Steven’s Point </p>
<p>UNIVERSITIES
U Colorado
Florida Gulf Coast
U Florida
Hawaii Pacific
U New Hampshire
New Mexico State
Oregon State
South Florida
Southwestern (TX)
U Vermont
Washington State
Western Washington
U Wyoming</p>
<p>gotta add college of the atlantic to that list too</p>
<p>I'm leaning towards studies. I don't need the nitty-gritty, just something to go along with an economics education.</p>
<p>Middlebury has one of the best.</p>
<p>Environmental science/policy is a very broad and interdisciplinary field. Different schools approach it differently and the curriculum can vary by a lot. So I wouldn't want to put a lot of stock on any ranking out there. I think you should research schools' websites and see which curriculum fit your interest the best.</p>
<p>That said, I think Duke and Berkeley seem to be two of the most extensive programs in this area.</p>
<p>@ 2-iron</p>
<p>I would definitely consider Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor. They have the School of Natural Resources and the Environment (SNRE).</p>
<p>I'll second Middlebury.</p>
<p>Berkeley, Bowdoin, Cornell, Duke, Michigan, Middlebury, SUNY ESF, Yale.</p>
<p>I agree with Sam Lee. Most programs evolved out of past forestry/natural resources or geology departments and curriculums can vary widely. Most land grant schools have good programs, this includes many state schools that people might not consider "elite."</p>
<p>I'm partial to large universities. And if you're double majoring in economics, I would suggest something like Berkeley or Cornell. They have majors in environmental economics, and will have more specific, upper level classes that you might be interested in taking as well as many faculty who researching environmental/resource economics.</p>
<p>Seriously check out UC Davis for environmental studies, planning and policy, horticulture, urban development, fish and wildlife conservation biology, etc.</p>
<p>Davis is one of the leading schools in the nation for enviro sci/studies</p>
<p>Middlebury again. They invented the major.</p>
<p>Cornell! 10 char</p>