Colleges and Universities

Here you'll find resources on higher education opportunities in energy, particularly those concerning energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Boston University: Center for Energy and Environmental Studies
This Center within Boston University offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in energy and environmental studies.

Delft University: Wind Energy Research Institute (The Netherlands)
Delft University Wind Energy Research Institute in the Netherlands offers a research program that covers modern wind turbine technology.

Humboldt State University: Energy Resources Engineering
The university offers a variety of courses and degrees on designing, installing, and operating technologies that use our energy resources in a sustainable manner.

John Brown University: Department of Renewable Energy
The Renewable Energy Department of John Brown University offers a Bachelor of Science in renewable energy as well as individual coursework to prepare students for both technical and management positions in the renewable energy field.

Oklahoma State University: Buildings and Thermal Systems Research Group
Within Oklahoma State, the Building and Environmental Thermal Systems Research Group conducts research on building heat transfer, HVAC systems modeling, building energy simulation, hydronic heating systems, and geothermal heat pump systems and supports students seeking graduate degrees in mechanical engineering.

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey: Certificate in Energy Studies Program
The Certificate in Energy Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program designed to educate students in problems associated with energy usage and to pose methods for possible solutions to those problems.

San Juan College: Renewable Energy Program
The Renewable Energy Program gives students a solid foundation in the fundamental physics and design/installation techniques required to work with renewable technologies.

School for Renewable Energy Science in Iceland
RES offers an interdisciplinary, research-oriented, one-year graduate (M.Sc.) program in renewable energy science. In 2010, the school will offer five specializations of study: geothermal energy, fuel cell systems and hydrogen, biofuels and bioenergy, energy systems, and hydropower.

Sonoma State University: Energy Management and Design
Sonoma State University offers a program in the Department of Environmental Studies and Planning that prepares students for professional careers in the energy field.

Southern Methodist University
The university offers courses and degree programs in geophysics, geochemistry, geothermal energy and other related topics.

Stanford University: Geothermal Program
The Stanford Geothermal Program includes courses in geothermal as well as research topics specific to geothermal reservoir engineering.

Sweden Royal Institute of Technology: Sustainable Energy Engineering
The Sweden Royal Institute of Technology offers a Master of Science degree program in sustainable energy engineering with two parallel study majors: Sustainable Power Generation and Sustainable Energy Utilization in the Built Environment.

Texas Tech University: Wind Science and Engineering Research Center
The Wind Science and Engineering Research Center offers a doctoral program as well as individual courses on wind energy, science, and engineering.

The Oregon Institute of Technology: Renewable Energy Engineering
Learn more here about the Oregon Institute of Technology's degress in renewable energy engineering.

University of California—Berkeley: Energy and Resources Group
This program at the University of California at Berkeley offers graduate degree programs in energy and resources.

University of California—Davis: Energy Efficiency Center
Find information on energy efficiency course offerings at the Energy Efficiency Center.

University of California—Riverside: Department of Earth Sciences
The Department of Earth Sciences offers three undergraduate degree programs: Bachelor of Science degrees in geology and geophysics, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in geoscience education.

University of Delaware: Graduate Seminar on Offshore Wind Power
University of Delaware offers a graduate seminar on offshore wind power at its College of Marine and Earth Studies.

University of Delaware: Institute of Energy Conversion
University of Delaware's Institute of Energy Conversion prepares students in how to interact effectively with engineers and scientists engaged in long-term research programs in photovoltaics.

University of Montana: Energy Technology
Find out more about the University of Montana's College of Technology Associate of Applied Science degree in Energy Technology.

University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada offers an interdisciplinary minor program in renewable energy.

University of New South Wales: Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering
The University of New South Wales offers undergraduate training in the area of photovoltaics and solar energy, as well as postgraduate and research training opportunities.

Virginia Tech: Center for Energy & the Global Environment
This Center offers an online course in alternative energy systems, which includes photovoltaics.