近幾年來"全球暖化"一直是各國努力防範的方向, 故環境科學可能就是未來10年的熱門科系.
環境科學不似環境工程(Environmental Engineering), 它牽涉到化學, 物理, 生物及數學, 反正就是要做一堆的科學研究及分析以了解各個元素互相影響的原因及作用, 它會分析水, 土, 空氣, 污染治療, 環境及職業健康問題等.有些人甚至會再增修其它的學位來增加自己未來的可造性-如MBA或是法律.
環境科學未來可能的出路亦不少:
| Air Quality Engineer | Biostatistician | Chemist |
| Community Relations Mngr. | Contract Administrator | Ecologist |
| Environmental Affairs Mngr. | Environmental Educator | Environmental Engineer |
| Environmental Impact Analyst | Environmental Lawyer | Environmental Mngr. |
| Environmental Protection Specialist | Fund Raiser | Grass Roots Coordinator |
| Hazardous Materials Specialist | Hydrogeologist | Industrial Hygienist |
| Lobbyist | Natural Resources Mngr. | Naturalist |
| Physician | Planner | Photojournalist |
| Public Health Educator | Public Health Inspector | Publisher |
| Research Asst. | Risk Mngr. | Safety Engineer |
| Science Librarian | Soil Scientist | Technical Sales Representative |
| Technical Writer | Toxicologist | Water Quality Specialist |
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