Main navigation
- Programs
- Subjects
- Universities
- Destinations
- Advice
Utah State University stands alone in the state with a dedicated natural resources college, offering distinctive watershed science degrees that blend physics, chemistry, and biology to explore aquatic systems. Graduates enter careers as hydrologists, wetland experts, and watershed coordinators for government agencies. Through the Western Regional Graduate Program, western state residents enjoy in-state tuition rates. The curriculum covers water-related phenomena like climate patterns, groundwater dynamics, river development, soil science, and aquatic chemistry. This field emphasizes safeguarding water ecosystems through studies in hydrology, landform evolution, stream rehabilitation, water contamination, climate impacts, and aquatic environments. A customized study plan is developed for each student by their advisory committee. Cross-disciplinary courses are available in civil engineering, environmental engineering, plant sciences, soil studies, climate research, and geology. The program fosters comprehensive learning about watershed management and water resource utilization.