A national leader in Science, Environment & Sustainability education
Where science and policy meet, OHIO leads
Whether you are passionate about cleaning up our waterways, mitigating climate change or creating better policy around sustainability, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ delivers the experiences that prepare you to be an advocate for the environment. We are leading the conversation with public-private partnerships, research and experiential learning to find solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental problems.
Explore how our degrees and certificates will prepare you for a variety of careers in science and technology, business and industry, government and public affairs, which can help protect our air, water and land, and help move our communities forever forward.
Here you won’t just study these efforts, you will roll up your sleeves and learn firsthand how to lead them. At OHIO experience is everything. Students and faculty put science to work: building green roofs, cleaning up acid mine drainage, testing conservation efforts — even growing plants on the International Space Station.
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15+
science, environment, and sustainability-related majors
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Sustainability and Climate Action Plan
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sustainability hubs on campus: living, infrastructure and administration
22
miles of bike path running through Athens
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Applied or Environmental Plant Biology
The applied plant biology major will help you prepare for careers in commercial greenhouses, nurseries, landscaping, diversified and small-scale agriculture, biofuels, medicinal herbs.
Through environmental plant biology, you will prepare for technical careers in private industry or governmental agencies dealing with agriculture, horticulture or floriculture; biotechnology or pharmaceutical firms; conservation agencies and museums of natural history; and more.
Entrepreneurship
Add an entrepreneurship certificate to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset and learn the tools for success in starting a business.
Environmental Biology or Geography
A degree in environmental biology will prepare you for graduate programs in wildlife or environmental studies or career paths in natural resource management and public policy.
Through environmental geography, you will study human interactions with the environment, preparing you for careers in environmental and sustainability planning, resource management, natural areas preservation, outdoor and environmental education, and more.
Environmental Chemistry
A degree in environmental chemistry will prepare you for careers in environment work in chemistry-related field, such as environmental, pharmaceutical and other chemical companies.
Environmental Pre-Law
A degree in environmental pre-law will prepare you for law school and other related careers in environmental and sustainability planning.
Environmental Science and Sustainability
A degree in environmental science and sustainability will prepare you for careers in environmental resource management, governmental and non-governmental agencies, or companies pursuing social responsibility with a wide variety of roles from science to public policy.
Add an environmental studies certificate and earn recognition for taking a cross-section of environmentally themed courses from a variety of disciplines.
Environmental Geoscience
The environmental geoscience major will prepare you for careers in environmental science, conservation, natural resources management, land-use planning, environmental quality control, water resources and water quality.
Field Ecology
Field ecology prepares you for careers in environmental monitoring, rare-plant surveys, project management for nonprofit organizations, park management, and tree care.
Meteorology
Study meteorology to prepare for public, military and private sector positions in atmospheric science, meteorology or climatology.
Urban Planning and Sustainability
The urban planning and sustainability major will prepare you for careers with urban and environmental planning firms; real estate development companies; community-based non-profit organizations; local, state and national parks; architecture firms; zoning administration; historical preservation agencies.
Wildlife & Conservation, and Marine / Freshwater / Environmental Biology
The wildlife and conservation biology major will prepare you for careers in wildlife biology, mammalogy, ornithology, herpetology, animal ecology, animal behavior and conservation biology.
If you're interested in careers studying marine and freshwater organisms and their environments, consider the marine, freshwater and environmental biology major.
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of first-year students received financial aid in 2024
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student-to-faculty ratio
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*According to U.S. News and World Report