Environmental science graduate degrees are designed for professionals, practitioners, citizens and students who wish to strengthen their knowledge of the environment.
Our focus
Their multidisciplinary nature provides students with a unique balance of scientific background necessary for environmental decision-making within the context of educational, political, sociological, economic and legal frameworks.
The approach is intended to produce future and current environmental professionals with the broad perspective necessary to be effective leaders in the field.
Please contact the Graduate Coordinator Dr. Devon Eulie if you have questions or are interested in participating in the graduate program.
"My master’s degree in Environmental Studies and concentration in coastal management gives me a unique perspective when communicating spatial analyses and web tools to local stakeholders. I’m educated on the issues and concerns that often make coastal decision-makers hesitant to adopt more sustainable growth strategies.
Thus, I am equipped to help stakeholders weigh the costs and benefits of different scenarios to help them most effectively protect their coastal assets while making their communities more resilient heading into the future."
Laura Flessner, UNCW Alumni Spatial Analyst for the Global Marine Team, The Nature Conservancy
What Will a Master of Science in Environmental Studies Do for Me?
Provide you with a coherent and interdisciplinary grounding in current environmental sciences scholarship at the graduate level
Supply you with the knowledge and expertise needed to work with scientists, managers and educators in the classroom, lab or field
Expand your knowledge about environmental science and how it can work with other areas of study
Introduce you to a community of scientists, scholars and educators who are dedicated to solving environmental issues around the world
Guide you in pursuing independent areas of investigation and practice through customized curricula
Potential Careers
What Can I Do With a Master of Science in Environmental Science?
Professionals throughout the world are actively involved in addressing environmental challenges. The opportunities for employment are vast, because there is so much work to be done. Students with a Master of Science in Environmental Science can do many things across multiple disciplines and in many fields.
Graduates of our program have gone on to work for:
The Nature Conservancy
North Carolina Aquariums
NC Department of Natural Resources
Other opportunities for employment include but are not limited to:
Land and water conservation
Environmental education and interpretation
Solid and hazardous waste management
Air and water quality management
Fisheries, forestry and wildlife management
Environmental planning
Parks and outdoor recreation management
Coastal management
Our current graduate students are working with the following companies and/or organizations:
North Carolina National Estuarine Reserve
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
North Carolina Coastal Federation
Carolina Beach State Park
North Carolina Coastal Federation
Marine Quest
Project TECHNOceans
Army Corps of Engineers
Dual EVS/MPA Outcomes
In Addition to the M.S. EVS Degree, What Will the Dual EVS/MPA Degree Help Me to Do?
Lead and manage in public governance
Participate in and contribute to the policy process
Analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems and make decisions
Articulate and apply a public values perspective
Communicate and interact productively with a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry
Applicants seeking admission to the Dual M.S. Environmental Science and M.P.A. Public Administration degree programs must submit an application and application fees for consideration to both programs by the published deadline.
The Dual program is designed to be completed in only 3 years, instead of the four-year timeline necessary to complete two graduate degrees.
Are you ready to begin your journey to a Master of Science in Environmental Studies degree, or the Dual degree?
