Masters

Help shape the future of the environment

Explore master’s level opportunities offered through the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the School of Public Health, and the College of Arts and Sciences.

Administered by the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs:

Energy (M.P.A.)

Focus on energy generation, use, and impact, while exploring the socioeconomic and environmental consequences of energy policies and technologies.

Environmental Policy & Natural Resource Management (M.P.A.)

Integrate public policy, management, and environmental affairs with training in environmental science, data analysis and modeling, economics, resource management, and environmental law.

Public Affairs/Environmental Science (M.P.A./M.S.E.S.)

Combine rigorous scientific training with one of the nation’s best dual masters programs in policy and management for a powerful and flexible combination of skills—positioning you at the crucial intersection of science, policy, and society.

Environmental Science (M.S.E.S.)

Receive rigorous training in a chosen environmental science specialization as well as an exposure to the broader interdisciplinary context necessary for developing solutions to complex environmental problems.

Environmental Sustainability (M.E.S.)

Gain management skills and technical training for the growing demand for green jobs with this accelerated, one-year degree; choose a concentration in Environmental Quality and Toxicology, Municipal Sustainability, Sustainable Water Resources, or Sustainable Natural Resource Conservation and Management.

Sustainability and Sustainable Development (M.P.A.)

Focus on balancing human needs with the protection of the natural and social environments so that these needs can be met in the present and into the indefinite future.

Masters of Public Policy (M.P.P.)

Build a career assessing and creating effective policy, leaning on advanced math, economics, and statistics skills. Choose a concentration in environmental policy, energy and climate policy, social policy, or equity and social justice.

Accelerated degree programs

Earn your degrees faster and help shape the world sooner with the Accelerated Masters or 4+1 programs. Receive both your undergraduate degree and a prestigious Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.) or Master of Science in Environmental Science (M.S.E.S.) from the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs in just five years. Achieve a Master of Environmental Sustainability (M.E.S.) in just one year. Or, earn a total of three degrees in five-and-a-half years when you bundle your undergrad with the M.P.A.-M.S.E.S. dual degree. Open to outstanding O'Neill undergraduates only.

Administered by the School of Public Health:
Environmental and Occupational Health (M.S.)

Explore the relationship between the environment and human health and gain the necessary skills to address issues like the safety of our water, food, and air, or the spread of toxins and disease in the wake of natural disasters related to climate change.

Environmental Health (M.P.H.)

Learn how to manage environmental and occupational risks, how to communicate environmental health risk to the public, and develop the skills to analyze how susceptible populations are affected by environmental exposures and conditions.

Outdoor Recreation (M.S.)

Learn the skills necessary to design, develop, and implement experiences that promote meaningful and healthy relationships between people and outdoor resources.

Parks & Public Lands Management (M.S.)

Study the management of land-based operations at local, regional, state, and national levels. Focus on balancing the need to protect the environment with ways that people use and enjoy it. Available only as an online program.

Parks & Recreation (M.P.H.)

Learn how to manage public lands, parks, and recreation services in a wide variety of settings in the only Master of Public Health program focused on parks and recreation in North America. Available only as an online program.

Administered by the College of Arts & Sciences:

Geography (M.A. or M.S.)

Explore a general background in geographic theory while studying in-depth an area of research specialization, and obtain the technical and methodological skills necessary for professional research.

Geological & Atmospheric Sciences (M.S.)

Gain a professional focus on topics that might include weather forecasting, green energy and solutions, big data science, air quality, environmental impacts and risk management, geoengineering, or climate modeling, as well as the study of past, present, and future climates.

Geological Sciences (M.S.)

Work with faculty on research interests, including Biogeochemistry; Geobiology, Geoanthropology, and Geoarchaeology; Sedimentology and Stratigraphy; Geophysics, Structural Geology and Tectonics; Near-Surface Processes and Environmental Geosciences; Economic Geology; and Mineralogy.