Overview

Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies / Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies is located in Madison, WI, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Environment and Resources Program

Environmental Conservation Program

Water Resources Management Program

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	41
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 for some Spring/summer leadership (internship) experience; summer group practicum workshop
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

209

Applied

102

Accepted

53

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

152

Total Graduate Students

16%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.63%
Black or African American	1.97%
White or Caucasian	72%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.32%
Asian	1.97%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.66%
Unknown	2.63%

Gender

Male (40%)

Female (59%)

Faculty

69

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 51

Male (48)

Female (21)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Land use/tenure, soil science, watershed management, geographic information systems, environmental law/justice, waste management, restoration ecology, agroecology, energy resources, geology, hydrogeology, hydrology, water chemistry, limnology, aquatic ecology, rural sociology, water law/policy, forestry, sociology, plant ecology, biodiversity, conservation biology, sustainability, sustainable development, remote sensing, climate science, natural resources management, human-wildlife conflict

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

0

Location & Contact

Address 550 North Park Street, 70 Science Hall
Madison, WI  53706
United States

Contact Dr. Paul H. Zedler
Associate Director for Research and Education
Email: phzedler@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-265-8018
Fax: 608-262-2273

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