- Species diversity and ecosystem dynamics
- Biodiversity protection and restoration
- Climate regulation and carbon sequestration opportunities
- Urban and regional planning and sustainable design
- Corporate sustainability and finance
- Conservation policies and initiatives: federal, state, or local efforts
- Coastal and marine conservation
- Tropical Forest conservation
- Agriculture and biological impoverishment
- Urban growth and sprawl
- Land Use Regulation
- Invasive species management
- Wildlife corridor design and implementation
- Ecosystem services valuation
- Biodiversity and human health

- Bachelor of Science (BS): Focus on biology, ecology, and environmental sciences
- Bachelor of Arts (BA): Concentrate on public, private and NGO sector policies and initiatives through law, economics, political science, history, and anthropology

- Conservation organizations and wildlife management agencies
- Environmental consulting and policy analysis
- Environmental consulting and policy analysis
- Ecological restoration companies
- Urban planning and design
- International conservation organizations
- Government agencies (e.g., EPA, USDA, USFS, FWS, USGS, NASA, NOAA, DOI, DOD)
- Environmental law and policy: federal or state legislative bodies
- Sustainable tourism and ecotourism