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85 Master's degrees in Biodiversity & Conservation in North America

Sustainability Science
This Sustainability Science program at Columbia University is designed for those who wish to pursue a career in technical aspects of sustainability, helping organizations better understand, predict, and address environmental impacts.
Conservation Biology
The Conservation Biology M.S. at the University of South Florida is a thesis-based postgraduate programme delivered full-time over two to three years. Located at the St. Petersburg campus, this degree focuses on tackling biodiversity loss through advanced scientific research, technical training, and field-based discovery.
Sustainable Forest Management
The Master of Sustainable Forest Management (MSFM) programme from University of British Columbia is a comprehensive 9-month course-based master’s programme designed to prepare students for careers in professional forest land management.
Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
The Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering (MBBE) at University of Hawaii at Manoa was established in 1999 as result of a reorganization of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Frontiers
The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Frontiers program at the University of Michigan has three primary goals: to bring students to the study of ecology and evolution who might not otherwise have considered it.
Heritage Conservation
The Heritage Conservation degree at University of Southern California prepares students to strengthen communities using existing places and the stories they tell.
Bioscience and Health Policy
This Bioscience and Health Policy program at Rice University deepens your background in science and broadens it with courses in business, management, sociology, economics and policy studies to foster your understanding of the role of science in policymaking and the role of public policy in science.
Molecular Biosciences
Molecular Biosciences is a dynamic continuum of disciplines, which uses the approaches of chemistry, physics, and biology to understand the fundamental mechanisms of living organisms. The Molecular Biosciences program is offered by Washington State University.
Plant Biology and Conservation
The Plant Biology and Conservation MSc degree from Arizona State University functions as a unique collaboration between ASU and the Desert Botanical Garden, a private botanical garden focused on plants of the Southwest and located only 2.5 miles from the ASU Tempe campus.
Wildlife Biology and Conservation
We offer a master degree in Wildlife Biology and Conservation at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The geographic location of the university is particularly advantageous for the study of wildlife biology. Spruce forest, aspen-birch forest, alpine tundra, bogs and several types of aquatic habitats are within easy reach.
Natural Resources Sciences
The Natural Resources Sciences program at North Dakota State University in the School of Natural Resource Sciences prepares students for the environmental challenges of the 21st century.
Applied Bioscience
The primary objective of the Master of Science (MSc) program in Applied Bioscience from Ontario Tech University is to train students to become high-quality researchers at the interface between chemistry and biology.
Historic Preservation
Since 1982, the Historic Preservation program at the University of Georgia has been equipping students with the skills to manage and interpret the world around them.
Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology
Frostburg State University's Master of Science in Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology is one of Maryland’s top biology programs and is led by professors who are published scientific authors and renowned authorities in their respective fields.
Ecological Restoration
The Ecological Restoration program of the British Columbia Institute of Technology is Canada’s first master’s program specializing in Ecological Restoration, offered as a joint program between BCIT and Simon Fraser University (SFU).
Environmental Conservation
Within the Environmental Conservation master of science degree at the University of Wisconsin Madison, students can select a named option in either Environmental Conservation or in Environmental Observation & Informatics.
Environmental Conservation
The study and management of natural resources and the environment has entered a period of unprecedented change. The Environmental Conservation program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst intends to play a significant role in this transformation.
Conservation Leadership
The Conservation Leadership program of University of Guelph has been carefully designed to meet the needs of the conservation sector with an emphasis on innovative conservation practice including Indigenous-led conservation governance and private and working lands conservation.
Natural Resources - Environmental Conservation and Sustainability
The M.S. in Natural Resources - Environmental Conservation and Sustainability from University of New Hampshire allows you to combine your interest in the natural sciences, sustainability and the social sciences to affect change in natural resource conservation outreach, planning, policy and management.
Applied Entomology
The Master of Professional Studies in Applied Entomology from University of Maryland, a 30-credit, 10-course graduate program may be completed in as little as 15 months. Offered through the convenience and flexibility of the online learning environment, students enroll in two 3-credit courses per 12-week term.