Linnea AddedWednesday, December 21, 2016 at 6:55 PM I am wondering which major will help me improve the environment while also having job security Hello, I started my college career in physics and have since realized that it may not be best suited to my goals. My number one goal is to help the environment, so I've been going back and forth between environmental and civil engineering. I am wondering which of these would give me the most options to help the environment while also having job security. Can you please help me to discern the two or possibly point me in the best direction? Thank you! Related to Choosing a Degree, Civil, Environmental, Internships & Jobs, Math & Science, Preparation for College Reset Sort By Default Kristin Malosh , North Star BlueScope Steel Answered Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 9:31 PM Hello Linnea, The difference between a true Civil engineering degree and an Environmental engineering degree is that Civil focuses on infrastructure (building roads, bridges, etc.) where Environmental focuses more on water treatment, air pollution control, and waste management. There are also some colleges that offer different types of Environmental engineering degrees- they are not all the same. For example, mine was focused on agricultural, so my senior design project was building a bio-filter to remove odors from a pig farm (it didn't work all that well!) I hope this helps a little bit. Best of luck to you, Kristin