Florida Tech is considered one of the top environmental science schools due to its exceptional curriculum and close-knit academic community.

Here, students benefit from personalized learning experiences through small class sizes and are actively encouraged to volunteer in research labs right from their first year, fostering a hands-on and dynamic learning environment.

As an environmental science student, you can look forward to plenty of hands-on experience in your classes. Problem solving for local, regional and global environmental issues such as offshore oil spills, sea-level rise and natural resource management lets you apply what you've learned.

You’ll also have opportunity to build experience by volunteering in faculty research labs, working on tasks such as measuring water or soil quality, reviewing permit applications to determine the environmental impacts of new development projects or studying the impacts of a contaminant on the environment.

Our environmental science professors are well-versed in current developments in their own areas of expertise and environmental issues of concern, conducting research in water, air and soil environments.

The faculty is made up of environmental scientists, biologists, oceanographers, ocean engineers and meteorologists who are passionate about their fields—and about teaching the next generation of experts. Close collaboration with professors who genuinely care about your success will enrich your academic journey.

Florida Tech is the perfect place for an Environmental Science degree. Our beautiful 130-acre campus is located minutes from the Indian River Lagoon, a highly biodiverse estuary, and the Ralph S. Evinrude Marine Operations Center ensures students and faculty have direct access.

We’re just over the causeway from the Atlantic Ocean with its 72 miles of beautiful beaches, and a short trip to the Florida Keys. In addition, students have access to the Everglades National Park, a World Heritage Site and the largest designated sub-tropical wilderness reserve in North America.  

Field trips to the lagoon, local waterways, water treatment facilities, air pollution monitoring sites, environmentally sensitive and protected lands and the Atlantic Ocean are part of our students’ overall experience and what makes Florida Tech one of the top environmental science schools.

Our location in a state with an abundance of distinct ecosystems and 1,350 miles of coastline provides us with many local, state and national agencies, environmental consulting firms, private research organizations and other institutions offering internships and employment.

Specially designed environmental science internships are available to students at organizations like:

• National Audubon Society
• Marine Resources Council of East Central Florida
• Save the Manatee Club
• Center for Coastal Studies
• Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University

Environmental science internships are real-world work opportunities, often provided by Florida Tech alumni.

Beyond the classroom, campus activities, organizations and clubs are a great way to network, develop leadership skills and build lasting professional relationships. We have a rich campus life that includes a wide range of intramural and collegiate sports and over 200 clubs and organizations—there is something for everyone!

Organizations that may be of special interest to environmental science students:

• Student Organization for Sustainability Action (SOSA)
• Keuper Palm Botanical Society
• Marine Biological Society
• Sustainability Outdoors Adventure Recreation Survival (SOARS)