2018 Most Affordable Online Colleges for a Master's in Environmental Science
These 25 colleges rank among the most affordable online schools offering master's degrees in environmental science, with the average annual tuition for every school under $13,000. Washington State University ranks #1 with the lowest annual tuition of $5,842, and Arizona State University ranks #25 at $12,960. University of Idaho, a non-profit ranked #8, offers seven different environmental science master's programs, including degrees in Sustainable Science and Water Resource Management.
You can read more about our ranked schools below or browse our 2018 rankings of the most affordable online bachelor's in environmental science degrees. View our methodology or learn more about SR Education Group.
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- Annual Tuition: $5,842
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,238
- Example Classes:
Biology and Control of Plant Diseases; Ecological and Integrated Pest Management; Pesticides and the Environment; Principles of Sustainability; Research and Extension in Agriculture
- Annual Tuition: $6,232
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,019
- Example Classes:
Environmental Biophysics; Insect Ecology; Integrated Pest Management; Landscape and Ecosystem Ecology; The Ecology of Plants and Plant Communities
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $6,300
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC and DEAC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 8,961
- Example Classes:
Air Quality Management; Conservation Biology; Energy Policy and Sustainability; Environmental and Ecosystems Management; Environmental Economics; Environmental Policy, Regulation, and Law
Online Master's Degrees (8)
- Master of Public Administration - Environmental Policy
- Master of Public Policy - Environmental Policy
- Master of Science in Environmental Policy & Management
- Master of Science in Environmental Policy & Managem...
- Master of Science in Environmental Policy & Managem...
- Master of Science in Environmental Policy & Managem...
- Master of Science in Environmental Policy & Managem...
- Master of Science in Environmental Policy & Managem...
- Annual Tuition: $6,525
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,632
- Example Classes:
Bioenergy & Environment; Ecohydraulics & River Corridor Function; Intro to Land & Water Engineering; Soil Chemistry; Soil Microbiology; Wetlands Design & Restoration
- Annual Tuition: $6,840
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,532
- Example Classes:
Advanced Forest Economics; Forest Resource Economics; Forest Resource Management; International Forest Resources & Trade; Natural Resource Law; Natural Resources Policy
- Annual Tuition: $6,850
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 6,679
- Example Classes:
Design and Data Analysis for Researchers; Energetics for Science Educators; Evolutionary Biology for Educators; Myth Busters: Science/Controversy/Evaluation; Pollution and Environmental Biology for Educators
- Annual Tuition: $6,900
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 6,664
- Example Classes:
Environmental Soil Chemistry; Hydric Soils; Inorganic Soil Contaminants; Microbiology of the Soil; Organic Contaminants; Soil Formation
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $7,635
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,194
- Example Classes:
Drinking Water and Human Health; Energy Efficiency and Conservation; Environmental Lifecycle Assessment; Environmental Philosophy; History of Energy; Sampling and Analysis of Environmental Contaminants
Online Master's Degrees (9)
- M.S. in Environmental Science
- M.S. in Natural Resources
- Master of Natural Resources in Fire Ecology and Man...
- Master of Natural Resources in Integrated Natural R...
- Professional Science Master
- Professional Science Masters - Ecohydrological Scie...
- Professional Science Masters - Environmental Contam...
- Professional Science Masters - Sustainable Science
- Professional Science Masters - Water Resource Manag...
- Annual Tuition: $7,650
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,217
- Example Classes:
Ecosystem Ecology; Environmental Education; Environmental Issues; Natural and Cultural Resources Law
Online Master's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $7,769
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,280
- Example Classes:
Ecology of Animal Population; Forestry & Watershed Management; Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management; Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management; Introduction to Environmental Federal Laws and Policy; Wetland Ecology and Management
Online Master's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $7,875
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: WASC WSCUC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,875
- Example Classes:
Global Paleoclimates; Mineralogy; National Parks of the Sierra Nevada; Natural Disasters and Earth Resources; Oceans and Atmosphere and Climate; Soil and Water Sciences
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $8,145
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,469
- Example Classes:
Environmental Natural Sciences; Environmental Social Sciences and the Humanities; Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems; Land Use and Environmental Planning; Research Methods in Environmental Studies
Online Master's Degrees (5)
- Master of Arts in Environmental Studies
- Master of Arts in Environmental Studies - Environmental Planning and Management
- Master of Arts in Environmental Studies - Sustainable Development and Policy
- Master of Public Health - Environmental Health
- Master of Science in Environmental Sciences - General Environmental Sciences
- Annual Tuition: $8,388
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 6,454
- Example Classes:
Economic and Financial Analysis of Environmental Issues; Environmental Regulations and Ethical Issues; Principles of Environmental Sustainability; Project Management with Sustainable Green Technologies; Strategic Planning for Sustainable Organizations
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $8,769
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 330
- Example Classes:
Biodiversity and Conservation Biology; Ecological Lifestyles; Human Influences on Forests; Leadership Development in Natural Resources; Nature Interpretation in Wisconsin; School Forest Programs and Administration
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $9,561
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,248
- Example Classes:
Disaster Planning and Response; Environmental and Safety Management; Environmental Safety & Health Law; Principles of Occupational Epidemiology; System Safety Analysis
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,080
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 17,330
- Example Classes:
Anthropogenic Impacts on Marine Environments I; Effective Environmental Communication; Environmental Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems; Fundamental Concepts of Climate Change: Scientific Perspectives; Marine and Coastal Flora and Fauna; Marine Protected Areas: Science, Siting and Monitoring
Online Master's Degrees (6)
- Annual Tuition: $10,400
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: WASC ACCJC and WASC WSCUC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 8,873
- Example Classes:
Energy Management; Life Cycle and Risk Assessment; Sustainable Buildings; Sustainable Innovation; Sustainable Supply Chain; Watershed Management
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,566
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,648
- Example Classes:
Administrative Law - Policy Analysis; Environmental Consequences of Globalization; Organizational Behavior in Educational Settings; Regional Economic Development Policy; Research Methods for Public Policy
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,800
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 13,019
- Example Classes:
Advance Geographical Information System for Natural Resourses Planning; Environmental Psychology; Nature and American Culture; Principles of Applied Ecology; Restoration Ecology; Watersheds and Water Quality
Online Master's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $11,250
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 7,379
- Example Classes:
Advanced Wetland Soils and Mitigation; Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution; Environmental Science Concepts for Professionals; Reclamation of Disturbed Lands; Soils for Professionals; Water Quality for Professionals
- Annual Tuition: $11,475
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,221
- Example Classes:
Applied Research and the Triple Bottom Line; Cultural and Historical Foundations of Sustainability; Ecology for Sustainable Management; Economics of Environmental Sustainability; Environment and Society; Environmental Science and Sustainability
Online Master's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $11,862
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 13,310
- Example Classes:
Environment and Ecosystems Principles; Environmental Regulations and Policy; Environmental Technology; Global Environmental Management Issues; Human Health and Disease; Occupational Health and Safety
Online Master's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $12,144
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,027
- Example Classes:
Climate Science; Environmental Geology; Genes and Chemicals in Agriculture: Value and Risk; Global Change and Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Wildland Fire Ecology
Online Master's Degrees (12)
- Master of Natural Resources
- Master of Public Policy - Energy Policy
- Master of Public Policy - Environmental Policy
- Professional Science Master's in Environmental Scie...
- Professional Science Master's in Environmental Scie...
- Professional Science Master's in Environmental Scie...
- Professional Science Master's in Environmental Scie...
- Professional Science Master's in Environmental Scie...
- Professional Science Master's in Environmental Scie...
- Professional Science Master's in Environmental Scie...
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- Annual Tuition: $12,600
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 239
- Example Classes:
Bioregional Theory and Practice; Environmental History & Philosophy; Environmental Law & Policy; Environmental Leadership & Community Involvement; Natural Systems Ecology
Online Master's Degrees (7)
- Master of Science in Environmental Studies
- Master of Science in Environmental Studies - Conser...
- Master of Science in Environmental Studies - Self D...
- Master of Science in Environmental Studies - Writin...
- Master of Science in Resilient and Sustainable Comm...
- Master of Science in Sustainable Food Systems
- MBA - Sustainable Business
- Annual Tuition: $12,960
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 18,407
- Example Classes:
Communications and Sustainability; Foundations of Sustainability; Global Context; Strategic Sustainability; Sustainability Leadership
Online Master's Degrees (2)
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