Earth and Environmental Science (EES) Department

As a graduate of this program, you will be prepared to enter a variety of fields, some of which are listed below, or you may decide to continue your education in a variety of earth and environmental science graduate programs. Our program gives you the tools and knowledge you need to succeed, whichever path you choose.

Possible employment and fields of study available with an EES Degree from Taylor:

• Natural resource conservation government agencies that study, manage and regulate environmental quality
• Private environmental consulting companies that work to restore and remediate environmental degradation
• Environmental-oriented missions organizations that holistically serve people by caring for their environment
• Ecological Research for non-profit conservation agencies
• Ecosystem restoration, especially of prairies, wetlands and streams
• Surface and groundwater resource development, remediation and management
• Environmental impact assessment and planning
• Environmental outreach and development

Some Current Employers of Taylor EES alumni:

Government Agencies:

• National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration  
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources
• California Forest Service
• Colorado State Parks

Consulting Companies:

• HDR, Inc., Resource Management, Minneapolis
• Davey Resource Group, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Acuity Environmental Solutions, Indianapolis
• Creek Run Environmental, Montpelier, Indiana

Missions/Development Organizations:

• Blood:Water Mission, Nashville, Tennessee
• Samaritan’s Purse, Eastern Africa
• Food for the Hungry, Bolivia 

Graduate Schools from which EES Majors have Received Advanced Degrees

• Auburn University
• Ball State University
• Baylor University
• Columbia University
• Michigan State University
• Ohio University
• Ohio State University
• Penn State University
• Rutgers University
• Southern Illinois University
• Taylor University
• University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
• University of Georgia
• University of Illinois
• University of Michigan
• University of Washington