Environmental and resource economics focuses on the application of economic theory to specific environmental and resource problems to include; land, marine, water, agricultural, forestry, fisheries or marine resource economics. Students concentrate in one of the following areas:

• environmental and natural resource economics
• agricultural economics
• community economics
• public resource policy

Students graduating with a degree in Environmental and Resource Economics

• are trained primarily in the science of economics, and its use in problem solving
• gain an understanding of public resource policy, environmental economics, and finance
• are familiar with applied economics in the context of public policy
• are prepared for successful careers in: small business & agribusiness marketing and management

Career/Employment Opportunities for Graduates

• federal government and state agencies (forestry marketing)
• environmental planning and consulting firms (market analysts)
• retail (business managers, manufacture representatives)
• insurance and financial agencies
• real estate (brokers)
• recreational organizations (agricultural fisheries, community development)