Changing the World Starts With Observation

Prepare for a Career in the Environment and Sustainability with SLU

Fields focused on the environment and sustainability can blend your passion for natural elements, geography or social issues with a love of statistics and analysis for a hands-on career that makes a difference for generations to come.

Participate in NASA's research on solar eclipses. Join faculty and other students on a field trip across the country, visiting environmentally important sites. At Saint Louis University, studying the environment and sustainability is an immersive — and often exhilarating — experience.

Graduate Ready for Your Career in the Environment or Sustainability

With some of the most established and well-connected departments of their kind, SLU's expert faculty in the areas of the environment and sustainability are dedicated to offering you research opportunities and helping you make invaluable connections.

Get hands-on experience in our labs or in the private or public sector through internships locally or across the nation.

Through experiential learning trips in my classes, I have been able to gain real-world experience using scientific tools to collect water quality data and visualize the impacts of environmental factors on communities different than my own.

Eli Landsman, Environmental Science Major

Where Do SLU's Environment and Sustainability Alumni Work?

According to data collected by Saint Louis University Career Services, top employers for recent graduates of SLU’s environment and sustainability programs include:

Environment and Sustainability by the Numbers

6%

job growth annually for civil engineers*

$99240

median annual salary for geoscientists in May 2024*

$1.7B

new facility for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, just a few miles from SLU’s campus

7%

job growth expected for environmental scientists and specialists by 2033 (higher than average)*