Environmental Policy and Science Graduate Program

Lead Sustainability Through Policy or Research

Earn your master’s degree in Westchester

In the Master’s of Science in Environmental Policy and Science program at Pace, you will become a skilled innovator with the policy and scientific expertise to create well-informed, sustainable solutions. Whether you choose public service or the private sector, analysis or advocacy, we will provide the training and experience you need for a career that is rewarding and meaningful.

Policymakers and researchers change the world, and Pace has a decades-long reputation as a leader in environmental studies. In addition to master’s programs built upon our multidisciplinary expertise, you will have access to the number-one ranked environmental law program in the nation. Environmental science graduate students conduct hands-on research in state-of-the-art lab facilities and with local and national organizations. Pace is strategically located in the Hudson River Valley, one of the birthplaces of the modern environmental movement. Nestled between Long Island Sound, New York City and the Adirondacks you will study, and work, in an ecological, business, philanthropic and governmental hotbed.

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100%
of the Master's of Arts in Environmental Policy (MAEP) program’s first cohort of students gained employment upon graduation
97%
of Dyson's master's level master's-level graduates from the class of 2022 are employed or continuing their education —Pace University Career Services
160,000
Launch your career with Dyson connections through our network of 160,000 alumni

With a Master's degree in Environmental Policy or Environmental Science, you will be in a unique position to address the problems facing our ecosystems.

Be prepared to work in:

  • Federal, state, and local agencies
  • Corporate environmental offices
  • Wildlife protection and advocacy groups
  • Legislative staff
  • Zoos, museums and conservation organizations
  • Nonprofit environmental policy organizations
  • Citizens’ groups

Today’s environmental issues cut across disciplines and political boundaries:

  • Climate change
  • Invasive species
  • Community resiliency
  • Water depletion and pollution
  • Wildlife conservation
  • Sustainable food supplies
  • Parkland and forest conservation
  • Alternative energy production
  • Loss of biodiversity

Environmental policy and scientific expertise is needed in all of today’s sectors, including:

  • Business
  • Government
  • Higher Education
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
  • Military
  • Media

Alumni work at institutions such as:

  • New York Power Authority
  • Bronx Zoo
  • Green Business Partnership
  • City of New York Parks and Recreation
  • Teatown Lake Reservation
  • US Environmental Protection Agency
  • New York State Legislative offices
  • Lockheed Martin
  • The Wildlife Conservation Society
  • The National Park Service
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The classes at Pace really gave me an opportunity to have field experience there's nothing like it.

– Nickesha Chung
Pace University

About Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

Dyson College at Pace University offers the resources and caliber of faculty that you would expect at a large university, while providing the close personal attention associated with a small college experience. Dyson currently has 1,155 enrolled graduate students in programs spanning the arts, humanities, and natural, social and health sciences. In small classes taught by caring faculty who are active practitioners in their fields, Dyson offers  innovative programs at convenient locations in New York City and Westchester.

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