Environment and Natural Resources Degrees at the University of Arizona
Build your career around a degree that allows you to develop the expertise needed to address pressing environmental challenges and promote sustainable practices.
Environment and natural resources degrees at the University of Arizona
Environmental Science (BS)
In the B.S. in Environmental Science program, you'll get the training you need to solve environmental challenges in a time of rapid ecological change. With four degree emphases to choose from you can customize your environmental science degree to your interests from physical and chemical dynamics to soil, air and water sciences.
Natural Resources (BS)
In the B.S. in Natural Resources program, you'll embark on a journey to protect and sustain our planet, natural resources and wildlife. Our program offers you six specialized emphases, equipping you with the hands-on training you need for careers in sustainability from wildlife biologists and zoologists to natural resources managers and fishery technicians.
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Environment and natural resources degree courses
Coursework combines a strong foundation in general education with degree-specific classes designed to prepare you for real careers in conservation, environmental management and natural resource industries.
While you'll take general education courses to build critical thinking, communication and science literacy skills that employers value across every field, you'll also take degree-specific courses that cover topics like ecology and ecosystem management, natural resource policy, environmental science and sustainability practices.
Our comprehensive degree plan prepares you to graduate with the technical knowledge and practical skills employers are seeking in today's job market.
ENVS175
Nature Disrupted
Explores how organisms, soil, water, and air work to sustain our planet and how human activity disrupts ecological balance.
ENVS300
Soil Ecology of Sustainable Systems
Examines soil organisms, ecosystems, and their role in sustainable land and agricultural management.
WFSC385
Zoo and Aquarium Conservation
Covers captive breeding, habitat design, and animal management practices in zoo and aquarium conservation.
RNR433
Forest Ecology
Studies forest systems including growth, disturbance, and climate resilience.
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Careers in environmental science and natural resources
This major will give you the tools you need to succeed as a conservation planner, natural resource manager, environmental consultant, and more in a range of industries from public land management to conservation nonprofits and environmental policy. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics1, 2024 median pay for environmental scientists and specialists was $80,060 per year.
Although your career possibilities are limitless you could have a career as a..
Natural Resource Manager • Environmental Consultant • Conservation Scientist • Sustainability Coordinator • Environmental Data Analyst • Water Resource Specialist • Rangeland Ecologist • Environmental Policy Advisor
1 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Environmental Scientists and Specialists (20 July 2026)
Understand your cost of attendance
College is a big investment, but a University of Arizona education may be more affordable than you think. No matter your background or family’s financial situation, you have options to make it manageable.
At Arizona, 9 out of 10 students receive financial aid. That means most students pay less than the estimates shown here. By maximizing your financial aid – scholarships, grants, loans, or work-study – you can lower your costs while earning a degree that will pay you back for a lifetime.
Estimated cost of tuition for first-year and transfer students:
- Arizona residents: $13,900/yr
- Non-Arizona residents: $42,300/yr
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Discover what it means to be a Wildcat at the University of Arizona College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences.
Our campus is located in the sun-drenched and welcoming community of Tucson, Arizona, your home away from home for the next four years (we hope!) With mountain views from nearly every corner of campus, and 350+ days of sunshine a year: this is where your journey to a career at the intersection of nutrition, health, fitness and medicine begins.
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