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For those seeking a vocation, not just a job

Gain the core skills to shape environmental policy and integrate issues of racial and economic justice into practice and policymaking.

By studying environmental advocacy, regulations, legislation, and markets, our executive master’s students acquire the tools to create more just systems that protect the world in which we live.

An executive master of environmental policy degree from Vermont Law and Graduate School is different from degrees at other schools. Instead of studying theories about how environmental policies work, our executive master candidates are working professionals who learn the law and how to use it to effect change for the environment.

Location: Online, optional on-campus Summer Sessions

Credit Requirements: 25 credits

Duration: As little as 16-months, part-time to accommodate the working professional's schedule

Acquire the skills for making a lasting impact

Through specialized courses and practical training, an environmental degree from VLGS opens doors to a prolific career fighting for environmental justice. With us, you can elevate your career with a strong foundation of environmental policymaking.

Vermont School for the Environment graduates are the leaders, policymakers, and professionals our communities and our world most desperately need. Environment and climate-related positions held by recent master’s graduates include:

Community Development Specialist at Central Alabama Regional Planning Commission
Energy and Water Specialist at Climate Resolve
Environmental Protection Specialist for the Federal Highway Administration
Environmental and Climate Policy Specialist at the VT Agency of Transportation
Associate at the Clark Group, an environmental policy and communications consulting firm
Director of Legislative Affairs, Savion, LLC, an energy firm

One of the Leading Environmental Programs in the Nation

Vermont Law and Graduate School boasts:

31 Full time environmental faculty

4 Environmental law clinics

55+ Courses related to the environment and environmental law

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks VLGS as one of the top environmental law programs.

Vermont Law and Graduate School is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738.

Accreditation Vermont Law and Graduate School's master's program is regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

Flexible learning options

VLGS offers a flexible, innovative curriculum for working professionals online, including an optional on-campus summer session. Our specialized coursework focuses on training graduate students on the political, scientific, and ethical aspects of effective environmental advocacy. Students can complete their degree in as little as 16 months, with part-time options to meet any professional’s work needs.

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