Earn Your Master’s in Environmental Science or Marine Science and Oceanography
Elevate your career with a degree in Environmental Science or Marine Science and Oceanography at Florida Atlantic. Our interdisciplinary Master of Science (M.S.) degree programs offer unique specializations across a range of disciplines. Students work directly with the experts where the Everglades meets the ocean at Florida Atlantic University.
Enjoy immersive experiences as part of the programs, from using scientific diving to sample threatened coral species, skimming across the Everglades on an airboat to study wading birds, tagging sharks in the Atlantic Ocean (only a few miles from campus), to driving conservation efforts for endangered sea turtles that hatch on our local beaches.
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Opportunity
Get specialized training across diverse subject areas with experiential learning embedded in the programs
- M.S. in Environmental Science (thesis and non-thesis tracks)
- M.S. in Marine Science and Oceanography (thesis and non-thesis tracks)
Students select a specialization in their area of interest and work with faculty and researchers across Florida Atlantic’s numerous campuses in South Florida. The programs are part of the new School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability, a partnership between the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.
Support
The degree programs, college, and university offer a wide range of support to students:
Healthcare:
- Subsidized healthcare for graduate students and their families
Academic and Research Funding:
- Graduate Teaching Assistantships provide a tuition waiver and a stipend
- Graduate Research Assistantships provide a tuition waiver and a stipend
- Fellowships provide a tuition waiver
- Scholarships are available to students to fund education and research
- Graduate student travel funding is available for conferences, seminars, and so on
Success
The rich and varied experiences offered by the master’s programs in Environmental Science, Marine Science and Oceanography prepare students for wide-ranging and rewarding career opportunities. Our alumni have gone on to work for non-profit and non-governmental organizations; education and research institutes; various companies in the private sector; and governmental agencies.
