What CES Graduates Do
The flexibility of the Environmental Studies degree allows preparation for many different careers and areas of further study. Since "what could I do if I had an ES degree?" is a common question asked by potential concentrators, we provide the following information. The majority of CES graduates currently are active in environmental professions or are furthering their studies of environmental fields. In a 1993 CES alumni/ae survey (conducted in 1993), 76% of the respondents stated they were addressing environmental issues at least occasionally as a part of their current job; 55% stated they were addressing environmental issues most or all of the time. In general, CES graduates remain professionally committed to working towards environmental improvement. In addition, 82% of the survey respondents stated they were currently addressing environmental issues as a part of non job-related efforts. Individuals who have completed a CES degree (AB, ScB, or MA) go on to address environmental problems in their communities and in our society.
Out of CES' first 154 AB alumni/ae (class of 1992 and prior), 76 have reported that they are pursuing or have completed at least one graduate degree. These degrees divide as follows: JD (19), MA (12), PhD (11), MS (11), MD (9), MPP or MPA (8), MBA (4), MEd (3), and MPH (2). The PhD degrees have been granted in fields ranging from government and economics to oceanography and pathology. Few students enter advanced degree programs directly following graduation; many first work for several years or more.
| 2009 | MA | Co-founder of Capital Good Fund (http://www.capitalgoodfund.org/), a non-profit microlender based in Providence, Rhode Island. |
| 2008 | AB | Healthy Residents, Healthy Homes Coordinator/Consultant at the RI Parent Information Network, Project Manager at the Building a Healthy Newport Environment Coalition, and Info Group Consultant at the Providence Plan. |
| 2008 | AB | GIS associate at the Civil War Preservation Trust. |
| 2008 | MA | Department Manager, Environmental Studies, Wellesley College |
| 2008 | AB | Program Associate for WWF in the Kamchatka/Bering Sea Ecoregion. |
| 2008 | AB | Alliance Communications Associate for the National Audubon Society. |
| 2008 | ScB | Community Farm and Garden Director |
| 2008 | AB | Broker, Nuclear Fuel Markets, Evolution Markets, Inc. |
| 2008 | Sc B | Living at Windward, an intentional community in Washington State. |
| 2007/2008 | AB/MA | Works for the World Resources Inst in DC where she is charge of thinking out carbon trading in Oceania based on her own work in Indonesia, which she continued in Papua New Guinea with a Fulbright in 2008-09. |
| 2007 | AB | Financial analyst at Kohlberg Capital, formerly financial analyst for TerraCycle. |
| 2007 | AB | Received an MA in Environment and Literature from the University of Nevada, Reno. |
| 2007 | Sc B | Member of a Berkeley research team on Schistosomiasis in China |
| 2007 | MA | Attending Harvard Law School |
| 2007 | MA | Works for the World Wildlife Fund. |
| 2007 | MA | Sustainability Professional: Consultant, Organizer, Change Agent. |
| 2007 | AB | Program Coordinator at California Coastkeeper Alliance. |
| 2007 | AB | Administrative Assistant at Glen Canyon Institute |
| 2007 | ScB | Biology/Environmental Science Teacher through Teach For America. |
| 2007 | AB | Works on the Climate Risk Management team at RiskMetrics Group. |
| 2006 | Sc B | Currently at Harvard Law School focusing on environmental law. Previously worked for the Environmental Protection Agency as a tribal liaison for the Waste Management Division in San Francisco. |
| 2006 | MA | Pursuing a PhD from UC Santa Barbara in Geography. |
| 2006 | Sc B | Project Analyst at Environmental Defense Fund. |
| 2006 | MA | Researcher at the Uzbek Academy of Sciences and an environmental expert at the UNDP office in Uzbekistan. |
| 2006 | MA | Vice Chair for the Committee on Sustainable Energy in the Town of Concord, MA |
| 2006 | MA | Currently Project Director for Mass Audubon's Shaping the Future Community Outreach and Assistance Program, formerly Director of Programs for Design Trust for Public Space |
| 2006 | AB | Head of Production at Instructables.com |
| 2006 | AB | Member of the Common Vision fruit tree crew. |
| 2006 | AB | Immediately after graduation traveled to Ecuador to promote health education through clowning. |
| 2006 | Sc B | Working at GreenOrder, a sustainability strategy and management consulting firm. |
| 2006 | AB | Research Analyst at Health Research and Analysis |
| 2006 | AB | Attending graduate school in sociology at UC Berkeley. |
| 2006 | AB | Greenpeace Student Network Coordinator on the Kleercut campaign. |
| 2006 | AB | Olympic athlete competing in the steeplechase. |
| 2006 | MA | Gwynns Falls Trail Program Coordinator for the Parks & People Foundation in Baltimore and Research Assistant with Johns Hopkins Center for a Liveable Future. |
| 2006 | MA | Interstate Mercury Education and Reduction Clearinghouse Coordinator at the Northeast Waste Management Official's Association. |
| 2005 | AB | Worked fora small consulting firm in New York City that specializes in advocacy and communications around global health issues and co-founded a nonprofit that teaches New York City high schoolers about human rights and how to effectively advocate for social and policy change. |
| 2005 | AB | Research Associate at the Environmental Law Institute. |
| 2005 | Sc B | Research Technician at Harvard University |
| 2005 | Sc B | Staff Scientist at SCS Engineers. |
| 2005 | AB | Works with NRDC’s “Biogem” program in Chilean Patagonia. |
| 2005 | AB | Attended Harvard University Graduate School of Education. |
| 2005 | MA | Environmental analyst at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. |
| 2005 | MA | Worked for three years as an Environmental Planner before pursuing doctorate at UCSB. |
| 2005 | MA | Stay-at-home-mom and organizer of urban garden projects |
| 2005 | Sc B | Graduate student in biology at UMass Boston. |
| 2005 | MA | Former Energy Coordinator for Clean Water Action. |
| 2005 | AB | Manager of development projects, including research, at the Khadijah Bint Khuwailid Businesswomen Center, a women’s lobbying and empowerment organization; founder of Recycle Your City, a not-for-profit environmental organization promoting recycling practices, raising awareness, and lobbying for sustainable solid waste management practices in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
| AB | Environmental Engineer. | |
| ScB | Biologist at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |