Major & Minor
Science-minded global citizens flourish in fields like conservation, forestry, community planning, wildlife protection, natural resources management, and environmental policy. Discover the challenges facing planet Earth—and ways to address them—with a major in environmental science. Our students explore woodlands and wetlands near campus, immerse themselves in climate research, and take their studies abroad—or aboard, if marine ecology is calling. Intern at a national park, aquarium, or with the EPA, and apply for a fellowship to fund your travel or research. Dive deeper into an area of interest with a concentration in biology, chemistry, or geoscience.
96% of Environmental Science majors from the past five years have found employment or achieved a fellowship or service opportunity within six months of graduation *
*outcomes data is based on a knowledge rate of 67% for the classes of 2014-2018
The Wheaton Edge offers experiences beyond the classroom.
2020, Environmental Science
Martha Van Cott Singdahlsen '57 Wheaton Fund Career Exploration Fund
Massachusetts Audubon Society, Welfleet, MA
This internship allowed me to use skills that I have learned in my environmental science classes in the field. Practicing these skills will be very important for the work I would like to do after college.
2021, Environmental Science
Davis International Fellowship
Wheaton College Biology Department, Fieldwork with Professor Jessie Knowlton, Cuenca, Ecuador
This experience gave me a chance to practice the skills that I learned in the classroom and need for a future career, while working on a research project out in the field.
2021, Creative Writing, Environmental Science
Wheaton Edge Fellowship
Wheaton College, Norton, MA
I worked in a research lab environment and immersed myself in scientific data pertaining to geology and planetary science. I learned to use new software and gained digital editing skills that will help me if I continue working with figure-making and scientific publishing.
2020, Environmental Science
NICE Internship Fund
Land Preservation Society of Norton Inc., Norton, MA
The internship really affirmed what I want to do in a professional environment, and it demonstrated for me the mixture of fieldwork and computer work that I am aiming for in a career.
2020, Anthropology, Environmental Science
Davis International Fellowship
Wheaton College Biology Department, Fieldwork with Professor Jessie Knowlton, Cuenca, Ecuador
I learned that not only can I conduct fieldwork focused on conservation research but I also can design and implement the conservation project itself—creating a schedule for work, maximizing data gathering and rolling with the ever-changing weather conditions of the Andes mountains.
