(05-20-2026, 06:40 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Environmental science or engineering, management, or similar studies may work, you can try to find a concentration or minor in conservation if needed.  Did you do a search of a few select institutions or create a short list of institutions already?  Are you wanting to break that down to a few top choices and a backup or two?  If you haven't started, I would do a search first and list the ones you're interested in, for example, do the MOOC options from Coursera, EdX, FutureLearn, Woolf, and so on...

(05-20-2026, 08:27 AM)wow Wrote: Not sure if this fits, but Troy has an Environmental Science masters with a lot of flexibility in course choice, so that might allow the type of conservation focus you're looking for. Not dirt cheap, but pretty reasonable:

https://www.troy.edu/academics/academic-programs/graduate/environmental-biological-sciences.html

Another option is to look at MBAs, MPAs, or MPPs that allow focus on government and non-profit work. There is a cheap MPP at Coursera, but probably not the right focus:

https://www.coursera.org/degrees/ma-public-policy-jgu

Free but probably not a good fit:

https://www.uni-giessen.de/en/study/courses/master/sustainable-transition/st

(05-22-2026, 04:11 AM)TonyDavis Wrote: Thank you very much for your reply, can you let me know where you search to find courses like that for Justus Liebig University Giessen? As you say not exactly the right fit but that is the sort of thing I'm after

(05-20-2026, 03:56 AM)TonyDavis Wrote: Good morning from the UK, this is my first post here so hello everyone. I'm hoping you can help me find an appropriate masters degree to apply for. 

I want to do an online/distance learning masters in conservation that isn't expensive. Loosely, my aim here is to learn about the operations of conservation as well as the business of conservation, so not only how to protect and conserve species but also how to practically run a modern conservation project successfully and all that entails in terms of fundraising/finances/trade. 

The problem is there are so many different terms for conservation that it is hard to filter and the conservation masters I know about (Kent Durrell and Edinburgh) are both very expensive. I know there are plenty of European and global universities that offer masters degrees for low thousands or even for free. I am working so this needs to be something I can study part time.  

I would be very grateful for some assistance here! Thank you.

(05-20-2026, 08:27 AM)wow Wrote: Not sure if this fits, but Troy has an Environmental Science masters with a lot of flexibility in course choice, so that might allow the type of conservation focus you're looking for. Not dirt cheap, but pretty reasonable:

https://www.troy.edu/academics/academic-programs/graduate/environmental-biological-sciences.html

Another option is to look at MBAs, MPAs, or MPPs that allow focus on government and non-profit work. There is a cheap MPP at Coursera, but probably not the right focus:

https://www.coursera.org/degrees/ma-public-policy-jgu

Free but probably not a good fit:

https://www.uni-giessen.de/en/study/courses/master/sustainable-transition/st

(05-28-2026, 12:17 AM)Mint Berry Crunch Wrote:

(05-20-2026, 08:27 AM)wow Wrote: [Signature]

wow, i didn't realize that you went to eastern gateway cc. how was your time there? IIRC, didnt they have a program that union members could go to school there for free, but they eventually shut that down?

(05-20-2026, 03:56 AM)TonyDavis Wrote: Good morning from the UK, this is my first post here so hello everyone. I'm hoping you can help me find an appropriate masters degree to apply for. 

I want to do an online/distance learning masters in conservation that isn't expensive. Loosely, my aim here is to learn about the operations of conservation as well as the business of conservation, so not only how to protect and conserve species but also how to practically run a modern conservation project successfully and all that entails in terms of fundraising/finances/trade. 

The problem is there are so many different terms for conservation that it is hard to filter and the conservation masters I know about (Kent Durrell and Edinburgh) are both very expensive. I know there are plenty of European and global universities that offer masters degrees for low thousands or even for free. I am working so this needs to be something I can study part time.  

I would be very grateful for some assistance here! Thank you.