1434 Natural Sciences MSc Degree Programs in USA

Learn the nuances of social justice and K-12 STEM education to create, evaluate or teach a curriculum to develop successful students.

Whether you’re drawn to research, academia, teaching or business, our S.T.E.M.-designated Master of Science (M.S.) in Molecular Bioscience has a track to prepare you for a rewarding and dynamic career. Students develop a combination of technical, scientific and problem-solving skills essential to thrive in diverse environments.

Some of us are called to ask the big questions in life. Biostatisticians ask these questions and find the life-changing answers through scientific research and in-depth statistical analysis.

SFA’s Master of Science in Natural and Applied Science program offers four concentrations: chemistry, geology, mathematics and physics. Students pursuing a Master of Science in natural and applied science with an emphasis in chemistry have a nonthesis option, preparing them for a variety of careers in the field.

The Department of Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences offers a Master of Science in Earth Sciences degree with opportunities for study and research in the areas of geology, hydrology, atmospheric science, surface processes, environmental science, remote sensing, and geospatial analysis. Graduate students have access to faculty with a broad range of expertise, as well as access to extensive field, laboratory, and computing facilities.

Graduates of USC Mann’s multidisciplinary master’s degree programs are highly sought after by leading institutions in academia, industry, and government. The Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences emphasizes basic as well as applied research in drug delivery and targeting, utilizing medicinal chemistry, computational chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, immunology, and molecular and cell biology.

The Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences (MSBS) program at Rocky Vista University (RVU) is a 9-month, full-time, in-person attendance Monday-Friday interdisciplinary post-baccalaureate program designed to prepare the student to enter professional and/or advanced degree programs in biomedical disciplines.

With an MS in Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences, your career options are endless. Private, public, and nonprofit sectors demand professionals with advanced technical skills who can organize and analyze spatial data sets. From governmental planning, defense, and transportation departments; to environmental, resource management, and public safety agencies; to consulting firms, research labs, and academia, your skills are in demand.

This Master of Science in Chemical and Biological Sciences offers a thesis or non-thesis degree that prepares for jobs in industry, national labs, federal agencies, or universities, as well as careers in research, development, and management. The program can be completed in as little as one year.

This degree is one of five tracks in the professional master’s program at Rice housed in the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and focuses on training students in Space Engineering and Science with the intent of creating new options for those students interested in working in the space technology industry or related government entities, e.g. NASA, as well as governmental relations positions in non-profit organizations, industry and academic institutions. These master’s degrees are designed for students seeking to gain further technical core expertise coupled with enhanced management, communication, and leadership skills instilling a level of scholastic proficiency that exceeds that of the bachelor’s level, and creating the cross-functional aptitudes needed in modern industry and government.

This degree is designed for students who wish to become proficient in applying geological knowledge and geophysical methods to finding and developing reserves of oil and natural gas. Students can specialize in two focus areas: geology and geophysics. The geology focus area prepares students to be explorationists, with strong skills in using seismic and other geophysical methods along with geological principles to find oil and natural gas. The geophysics focus area prepares students to become technical experts in aspects of exploration seismology.

Learn the best conservation practices to maintain biodiversity and natural ecosystems through the University of West Alabama's online Master of Science in Conservation Biology. The fully online degree will prepare you to advance your career opportunities at various agencies and organizations. Learn more today.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s online Master of Science in Mathematics with a concentration in Mathematics Education degree is tailored for secondary school educators. Our program also welcomes mathematics teachers seeking the necessary preparation to teach mathematics in post-secondary settings such as community colleges as well as those wanting to deepen their knowledge of the research on teaching and learning specific to secondary (grades 6-16) mathematics.

Created in 1989, the Applied Statistics Program at Syracuse University is an interdisciplinary program within the College of Arts and Sciences that includes faculty from computer and information science, management, mathematics, psychology, and the social sciences, among others. The program offers an undergraduate concentration in applied statistics, sponsors a speakers series that hosts visiting statisticians and scientists, and offers a master’s degree in applied statistics.

Build on your Biology base. Let the laboratory open opportunities to you in the fields of biotechnology, health sciences, ecology, botany, zoology, and more.

The STEM-designated Master of Science in Regulatory Science is an intensive, interdisciplinary degree program designed to produce graduates whose backgrounds in biological, pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences are enhanced by the knowledge and skills needed to manage regulated biomedical products.

USC Mann master’s program in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics (CXPT) prepares students with foundational coursework in translational sciences, pharmacology, and clinical development to facilitate their performance at high-level basic, translational, and applied research in the discipline-specific to the graduate’s area of emphasis.

Biology, meet big data. At the intersection of computer science and the life sciences is bioinformatics, an industry that fuels scientific discovery and is essential in all areas of biotechnology, including personalized medicine, drug and vaccine development, and database/software development for biomedical data.