SPEA: The School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University is your source for the nation’s leading experts on environmental science and public policy. SPEA’s experts are accessible and articulate.

SPEA pioneered the blending of environmental science and public policy as naturally complementary fields of study, recognizing that both focus on managing relationships between people and their environments.

Among our fields of expertise:

Global warming, global climate change, carbon sequestration.

Developing democracies in countries such as Ukraine, Afghanistan, Iraq.

Harmful toxins—in farm raised salmon, in lakes, in the air.

Conservation of forests, coral reefs, wildlife, watersheds.

Nonprofits—trends, ethics, policies, challenges.

Public finance—social security, sin taxes, budgeting, tax amnesty

Health care—costs, coverage, the plight of the uninsured

Aviation regulation and safety, bankruptcies, the Airbus, business trends

Rankings are one of the key measures used in higher education, especially by prospective graduate students. Since it began its rankings in the 1980s, U.S. News & World Report has ranked SPEA Bloomington second (tied with Harvard University) in the nation among the best graduate public affairs programs (environmental science is not yet ranked). Five areas of concentration ranked in the top ten:

First in non-profit management

First in environmental policy and management

Third in public finance and budgeting

Third in public management/administration

Sixth in information and technology management

Contact us for informed sources.