• Students must choose a concentration from the following:
    • Atmospheric Science
    • Earth Science Education
    • Earth Surface Processes
    • Environmental Geoscience
    • Geology
    • Oceanography and Estuarine Science
  • The Washington, DC, area is an exciting place to enter the field of Earth Sciences, with collaboration and career opportunities at the US Geological Survey, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the Smithsonian Institution, and many other public and private labs. The Earth Sciences degree is a starting point for many career paths, including research via an advanced degree, work in government laboratories, consulting, resource management and extraction, environmental advocacy, and teaching.