Overview

Environment and Resources Program / Environment and Resources Program is located in Madison, WI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	14
Doctoral Degrees	12

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

117

Applied

32

Accepted

18

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

81

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	October 15th	No
Summer deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

105

Total Graduate Students

20%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.86%
Black or African American	2.86%
White or Caucasian	66%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.9%
Asian	1.9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	2.86%

Gender

Male (41%)

Female (58%)

Faculty

61

Total faculty

Full-time - 16

Part-time - 45

Male (44)

Female (17)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Land use/tenure, watershed management, geographic information systems, remote sensing, environmental law/justice, restoration ecology, agroecology, political ecology, energy resources, climate science, public health, sustainability, human-wildlife conflict, conservation biology, environmental history
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 161 Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive
Madison, WI  53706-1380
United States

Contact Dr. Harvey M. Jacobs
Chair
Email: hmjacobs@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-262-0552
Fax: 608-262-2273

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