World's Best Universities
Environmental Sciences
Students earning an environmental sciences degree can focus on nuclear waste disposal, global warming, and many other subjects. Environmental scientists can work in fields such as urban planning and water management. These are the world's top universities for environmental sciences. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #50 |
University of California, Irvine
United States |
70.4 | 56.2 | 61.8 | 90.3 |
| #50 |
University of Manchester
United Kingdom |
70.4 | 70.8 | 82.0 | 67.0 |
| #49 | 70.9 | 78.2 | 81.8 | 59.0 | |
| #48 |
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom |
71.0 | 65.3 | 66.1 | 79.3 |
| #46 |
Columbia University
United States |
71.1 | 65.0 | 82.5 | 75.9 |
| #46 |
Hokkaido University
Japan |
71.1 | 74.6 | 79.5 | 64.7 |
| #45 |
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore |
71.2 | 71.8 | 92.7 | 65.0 |
| #43 |
University of Bristol
United Kingdom |
71.4 | 65.0 | 70.2 | 79.7 |
| #43 |
University of Colorado at Boulder
United States |
71.4 | 67.7 | 45.0 | 82.6 |
| #42 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
71.7 | 72.1 | 72.8 | 71.0 |
| #41 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
71.8 | 71.4 | 91.3 | 67.5 |
| #39 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
71.9 | 65.3 | 79.9 | 78.2 |
| #39 |
University of Washington
United States |
71.9 | 73.4 | 65.7 | 71.5 |
| #38 |
McGill University
Canada |
72.4 | 66.9 | 75.9 | 78.3 |
| #37 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
72.5 | 69.5 | 88.4 | 72.3 |
| #36 |
Kyoto University
Japan |
72.6 | 79.8 | 91.5 | 58.9 |
| #35 | 72.7 | 73.1 | 75.9 | 71.3 | |
| #33 |
Cornell University
United States |
73.2 | 73.7 | 76.9 | 71.6 |
| #33 |
Stockholm University
Sweden |
73.2 | 60.9 | 55.8 | 92.9 |
| #32 | 73.9 | 75.8 | 75.3 | 71.1 | |
| #30 |
Johns Hopkins University
United States |
74.1 | 67.7 | 72.7 | 82.5 |
| #30 |
University of York
United Kingdom |
74.1 | 54.0 | 71.2 | 100.0 |
| #29 |
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Malaysia |
74.2 | 75.6 | 64.5 | 74.8 |
| #28 |
Tsinghua University
China |
74.7 | 80.9 | 88.1 | 63.6 |
| #27 |
Georgia Institute of Technology
United States |
74.8 | 70.5 | 68.0 | 81.9 |