Environmental Studies - Bachelor [4 Years]
$83,876 /Yr On-campus full_time

Bachelor of Science [B.S] Environmental Studies

  • Majors should recognize the major environmental challenges we face--climate change, loss of biodiversity, and depletion/degradation of natural resources.
  • Majors are also expected to recognize that understanding these challenges requires knowledge of the underlying physical and biological processes involved as well as the complex ways these processes interact with cultural, political, and economic forces.
  • Majors are expected to possess the basic statistical techniques that are required to evaluate research in both the natural and the social sciences.
  • Majors are expected to have acquired a degree of literacy in the relevant discipline (natural and social sciences and humanities) that enable them to critically evaluate public debates about environmental policy and policy options.

Tution & Application Fees

Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Tuition Fees $76800 $76800 $76800 $76800
Health Insurance $2616 $2616 $2616 $2616
Books and supply $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000
Miscellaneous expenses $3000 $3000 $3000 $3000
Other Fees $460 $460 $460 $460
Total Fees $83876 $83876 $83876 $83876

Examinations

Exam Type Exam Name Score Out of Score Exam Level
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language 100 120 3
IELTS International English Language Testing System 7.5 9 3

Academic Eligibility:

  • A high school diploma or its recognized equivalent is required before enrolling at Amherst College.
  • 3 Recommendations.
  • Optional Standardized Test Results for the SAT or ACT 

Indian Eligibility:

  • For international applicants required to submit evidence of English language proficiency,  requires the following test scores: TOEFL, IELTS.