Anyone with an MS in Environmental Management or Policy? (degrees, graduates, pay)

[Yuric802]

I'm thinking about getting my MS in Environmental Management and Policy, and wondering about the job market with this type of degree. Anyone have this degree? If so, how did your job search go after graduation? Was it easy to find employment? Are employers looking for people with this kind of education?

[ContraPagan]

Is that similar to Forest Resource Management? My brother has an M.S. in that subject, and he has been working with the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation since 1997. He is the Regional Forester for Region 5, which means he oversees roughly 75% of the 6-million acre Adirondack Park in northern NYS.

He also has a dual B.S. in Forest Resources and Environmental Biology.

[Hemlock140]

I don't myself, but work with them all the time. Most are going to be working at public agencies, such as utilities, cities, counties, states, airports, and seaports which will offer internships and hire people with fresh degrees in lower level positions. The companies that do environmental consulting and pay better are more likely to hire away these people after they have gained experience, and are not as likely to hire new graduates.

[Coldjensens]

You can go work for the EPA .. . . . Oh wait.

[Frihed89]

I don't have that degree. My education is in resource and environmental economics. Working as a consultant, I ran into people with the degree(s) you mentioned all over the place. What they were doing depended on their specialization.