As one of the three undergraduate programs under the Faculty of Geography, Environmental Geography was established based on the Rector Decree of Universitas Gadjah Mada No. 28 of 2007. The Academic Senate renamed Geography and Environmental Science to Environmental Geography based on the Rector Decree on the University Organizational Structure and Governance No. 809/P/SK/HT/2015 and 1718/UN1.P/SK/HUKOR/2017 (on 16 November, 2017). The program has earned an excellent rating (A rating) in the national accreditation from Indonesian National Board of Accreditation (Badan Akreditasi Nasional/ BAN) in three consecutive periods (2009 and 2014). In 2016, Environmental Geography received ASEAN University Network (AUN) Certification.