Natural Resources & Conservation Researchat Barnard College

While a conservation degree might seem out of place in Manhattan, your Barnard education positions you for the policy and corporate side of the field, not fieldwork in a national park. The strong earnings reflect access to New York’s concentration of environmental NGOs, corporate sustainability departments, and urban planning consultancies. You'll be competing for roles that value the analytical and communication skills honed in a rigorous liberal arts environment. The Barnard/Columbia network is a powerful asset, opening doors to influential organizations where you can shape environmental strategy and compliance from within major cities. To maximize this, your key task is to aggressively pursue internships with these urban-based environmental players; your summer experiences will be far more critical than for students at traditional land-grant universities.