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Designed for Current and Aspiring Environmental Professionals
A graduate degree from a widely respected and fully accredited university like Virginia Tech can lead to new rewarding career opportunities, whether you are looking to begin, step up, or pivot. To help chart career trajectories, our students receive personalized career coaching. The world requires a new generation of leaders from all backgrounds, coming together to create a more sustainable future.
Master of Natural Resources at a Glance
The Master of Natural Resources degree is designed for professionals aiming to advance their careers or to shift to leadership roles in environmental, conservation, and sustainability fields or functions. Our innovative instruction allows you to immediately apply what you learn to real-world challenges. The degree is designed for students who have recently graduated and adult learners with jobs, families, and other responsibilities in addition to graduate school. We support all our students, and we have the experience, capacity, and resources to ensure your success.
- Study abroad and field skills elective option
- Non-thesis professional graduate degree
- No GRE or environmental science background required
- Financial aid available
- No additional cost for out-of-state or international students
- Graduate certificate options
The Master of Natural Resources is a 10 course / 30 credit hour degree that prepares students to excel in environmental conservation, sustainability, and natural resources careers. Students may choose a focus area or pursue an area of interest via independent study.
Electives may be selected from focus areas, including: Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Climate Resilience, Environmental Policy, Urban Ecosystems, and Water and Marine Systems. Students may earn two Graduate Certificates and transfer approved graduate coursework from other programs.
- Asynchronous online delivery and flexible time to completion
- Students may start the degree in the Spring, Summer, or Fall
- Career and plan of study advising
- Low faculty to student ratio
(maximum of 20 students per course section) - More than two dozen faculty offering deep expertise and experience
- Age range of students: ~20 - 65+
- Diverse undergraduate majors welcome
- Customized and adaptive plans of study
Master of Natural Resources Application Deadlines
Spring 2027
January 10, 2027