The environment and the effects people have on it have always been a topic people have discussed but it has come to the forefront recently more than ever as global warming continues to cause damage on our earth and the people that live on it. With storm systems changing as well as weather patterns, it is hard to ignore the changes that seem to be happening more and more every year. Due to this, careers in the environmental sciences such as geotechnical engineering are becoming more necessary than ever to try to assist the environment. This article will describe a few of the top 5 colleges in America that have environmental science programs and ways you can become a geotechnical engineer among other jobs that may help the environment.

Stanford University in California has the school of life sciences that promotes the learning and the understanding of the earth and what occurs when people are irresponsible and the effects that behavior has on the environment. The curriculum for geological and environmental science students take many courses in the earth sciences as well as have a six week outdoor course of field study and research where they can get a hands on understanding of the lessons learned in the classroom.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus has the college of agricultural consumer and environmental sciences and is the top school in the Midwest for this kind of degree. This particular college was created in 1867 and they have the reputation for extensive research studies in environmental sciences. One recent example was a study done on herbicide drift. They also have a lot of clubs that support those that are studying about the environment such as The Forestry club that help clean up parks and plant trees. Other clubs are the Herbology/Horticulture club that promotes flowers, plants and herbs and the Fish and Wildlife club that explores the various animals found in their natural environments.

Another top school is Yale University in Connecticut that has the school of forestry and environmental sciences and he degrees in this area have only been in 1998. The building is designed to use solar power to heat the water, rainwater collection and geothermal heating too. Students at Yale also are lucky to have access to the world's biggest library and labs with the latest technology to support the various degrees in environmental studies that are studied there. Although the program at Yale is only a little over ten years old, it is now rated in the top five in the United States and is known throughout the world.

The last school is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that has the department of civil and environmental engineering. With this degree the student understands the earth's system and ways to incorporate technology to fit environmental requirements. Students that study environmental engineering take several interesting courses like hydrology and environmental law. MIT continues to rise above and beyond in studies of engineering and this is no exception.