Overview

Environmental issues such as climate change, water quality and biodiversity loss are significantly affecting the earth and human societies. As a major in the Environmental Science and Policy program of St. Edward's University, you will study the science underlying environmental problems as well as the policy strategies that will enable you to develop solutions to these problems.

But you won’t just stay in the classroom. ENSP faculty and students conduct field research at Wild Basin Preserve, the Spicewood Ranch ecolab in the rural Hill Country and in tropical forests in Costa Rica. Apply your research skills to projects like examining the environmental impacts of electric scooters, testing Travis County residents’ water for lead contamination or examining whether paying Costa Rican and Ugandan farmers to not cut down their forests helps reduce deforestation.

As environmental issues are inherently interdisciplinary, integrating science and policy allows ENSP graduates to acquire the research, analytical and technical skills necessary to acquire positions in a wide range of environmental careers in the public, private and non-profit sectors. ENSP graduates are currently working as environmental scientists at private environmental consulting firms and regulators with the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality and earning acceptance to top environmental graduate programs.

What do our graduates do?

Environmental Science and Policy majors go on to a variety of careers and graduate schools from St. Edward’s. Here’s a sample.

Environmental health and safety consultant for Loureiro Engineering Associates

Environmental scientist at AECOM, a civil engineering firm

Program associate for the Energy Program at the Environmental Defense Fund

Community organizer for the Texas Campaign for the Environment

Program Manager, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Environmental Educator, Austin Youth River Watch

Master’s students at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment, School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University and the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Program of the European Union.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Sustainability

Environmental Geology

Environmental Science

Chemistry in the Environment

Political Research and Statistics

Public Policy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00

Language

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Austin, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Online application
Essay
$50 application fee (waived, if you apply during Early Application)
High school or college transcripts
Academic recommendation form
SAT (the St. Edward’s code is 6619) or ACT (code 4156) scores are optional
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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

50990 USD / year

≈ 50990 USD / year
Out-of-State

50990 USD / year

≈ 50990 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

50990 USD / year

≈ 50990 USD / year

Living costs

Austin

United States

1243 - 2304 USD / month

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What do our graduates do?

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Austin

Funding

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