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.
| 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. |
| 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 | Attended Harvard University Graduate School of Education. |
| 2005 | AB | Works with NRDC’s “Biogem” program in Chilean Patagonia. |
| 2005 | AB | Research Associate at the Environmental Law Institute. |
| 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 | MA | Former Energy Coordinator for Clean Water Action. |
| 2005 | Sc B | Graduate student in biology at UMass Boston. |
| 2005 | Sc B | Research Technician at Harvard University |
| 2005 | Sc B | Staff Scientist at SCS Engineers. |
| 2006 | AB | Greenpeace Student Network Coordinator on the Kleercut campaign. |
| 2006 | AB | Member of the Common Vision fruit tree crew. |
| 2006 | AB | Attending graduate school in sociology at UC Berkeley. |
| 2006 | AB | Research Analyst at Health Research and Analysis |
| 2006 | AB | Immediately after graduation traveled to Ecuador to promote health education through clowning. |
| 2006 | AB | Head of Production at Instructables.com |
| 2006 | AB | Olympic athlete competing in the steeplechase. |
| 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 | MA | Vice Chair for the Committee on Sustainable Energy in the Town of Concord, MA |
| 2006 | MA | Pursuing a PhD from UC Santa Barbara in Geography. |
| 2006 | MA | Researcher at the Uzbek Academy of Sciences and an environmental expert at the UNDP office in Uzbekistan. |
| 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. |
| 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 | Sc B | Project Analyst at Environmental Defense Fund. |
| 2006 | Sc B | Working at GreenOrder, a sustainability strategy and management consulting firm. |
| 2007 | AB | Administrative Assistant at Glen Canyon Institute |
| 2007 | AB | Program Coordinator at California Coastkeeper Alliance. |
| 2007 | AB | Financial analyst at Kohlberg Capital, formerly financial analyst for TerraCycle. |
| 2007 | AB | Works on the Climate Risk Management team at RiskMetrics Group. |
| 2007 | AB | Received an MA in Environment and Literature from the University of Nevada, Reno. |
| 2007 | MA | Works for the World Wildlife Fund. |
| 2007 | MA | Attending Harvard Law School |
| 2007 | MA | Sustainability Professional: Consultant, Organizer, Change Agent. |
| 2007 | Sc B | Member of a Berkeley research team on Schistosomiasis in China |
| 2007 | ScB | Biology/Environmental Science Teacher through Teach For America. |
| 2008 | AB | Alliance Communications Associate for the National Audubon Society. |
| 2008 | AB | Broker, Nuclear Fuel Markets, Evolution Markets, Inc. |
| 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 | AB | Program Associate for WWF in the Kamchatka/Bering Sea Ecoregion. |
| 2008 | MA | Department Manager, Environmental Studies, Wellesley College |
| 2008 | Sc B | Living at Windward, an intentional community in Washington State. |
| 2008 | ScB | Community Farm and Garden Director |
| 2009 | MA | co-founder of Capital Good Fund (http://www.capitalgoodfund.org/), a non-profit microlender based in Providence, Rhode Island. |
| 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. |
| AB | Environmental engineer. | |
| ScB | Biologist at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |