Graduates' Employers and Titles
Explore the Master of Environmental Management and Master of Forestry employer list by sector:
MEM - Business / Industry / Start-Up
- AidData; Geospatial Analyst*** – Williamsburg, VA
- Aramark; Sustainability Coordinator – Colorado Springs, CO
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Associate Attorney+ – Raleigh, NC
- Becquerel Capital; Business Development and Energy Manager – Mexico City, Mexico
- Broadtree Partners LLC; Associate* – Durham, NC
- Cashmore Climate Strategies LLC; Research Assistant, Sustainability Reporting – Boston, MA
- CPower Energy; Business Development Associate, Energy Storage – Washington, DC
- Duke Energy Corporation; Senior Structuring Analyst* – Charlotte, NC
- Duke Energy Corporation; Planning Analyst, Integrated Resources Planning – Charlotte, NC
- EnergyHub; Client Operations Manager* – Durham, NC
- Entergy; Power Development Analyst – Houston, Texas
- Fleet Feet; Outfitter**** – Durham, NC
- GE Vernova, Inc.; Wind Product Management Leadership Program* – Undisclosed
- LevelTen Energy, Inc.; Energy Market Analyst – Seattle, WA
- LG&E and KU Energy LLC; Energy Analyst – Louisville, KY
- Lincoln International LLC; Investment Banking Associate* – Chicago, IL
- Mercury; Senior Software Engineer – San Francisco, CA
- MRP Solutions; ESG/Marketing Analyst – Twinsburg, OH
- NextEra Energy Resources; Associate Project Developer – Juno Beach, FL
- NextEra Energy Resources; Lead Project Manager* – Jupiter, FL
- Paul Hastings LLP; Associate+ – San Francisco, CA
- Phinite; R&D Engineer* – North Carolina
- S&P Global; Research Analyst++ – Washington, DC
- Self-Help Climate Capital LLC; Special Projects Manager* – Durham, NC
- Southwest Gas Corporation; Energy Efficiency Analyst II – Las Vegas, NV
- Strata Clean Energy; Asset Management Analyst – Chapel Hill, NC
- Sugar Bowl Resort; Sustainability Associate – Truckee, CA
- The Brattle Group; Energy Analyst – Washington, DC
- The Clorox Company; Associate Marketing Manager* – Oakland, CA
MEM - Consulting
- AECOM; Climate Adaptation Planner – San Francisco, CA
- Arup; Risk and Resilience Engineer** – San Francisco, CA
- Bain & Company; Consultant* – Austin, TX
- Boston Consulting Group; Consultant* – Washington, DC
- Boston Consulting Group; Consultant* – Washington, DC
- Brackish Strategies LLC; Founder + Principal – Miami, FL
- Clarion Associates; GIS Coordinator** – Chapel Hill, NC
- CNS Environmental; Environmental Scientist – Charlotte, NC
- Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3); Consultant – California
- ERM CVS; Senior Associate, Corporate Assurance – Mt. Laurel, NJ
- ERM Japan; Consulting Senior Associate – Yokohama, Japan
- Evergreen Economics; Analyst – Portland, OR
- Foxley LLC; Sustainability Associate – Dallas, TX
- Foxley LLC; Sustainability Associate – Charlotte, NC
- Frontier Energy; People Leader, Regulatory Support – Los Angeles, CA
- HDR, Inc.; GIS Analyst – North Carolina
- ICF; Energy Infrastructure Specialist**** – Arlington, VA
- ICF; Distribution Planning Engineer – Seattle, WA
- McKinsey & Company; Research Science Analyst, Vehicle Electrification Model – Boston, MA
- Ocean Associates, Inc.; Associate Director of Science Programs – Arlington, VA
- PA Consulting; Consultant – Denver, CO
- Renewables First; Senior Associate Energy Finance – Karachi, Pakistan
- Rock Creek Trade LLP; Research Data Assistant – Washington, DC
- ScottMadden; Associate* – Atlanta, GA
- SGS; Product Carbon Footprint & LCA Consultant/Auditor – Shanghai, China
- Stantec; Urban Water Resources Engineer (EIT) – Jackson, MS
- Tundra (Meta contract); Business Analyst IV (Sustainability) – San Francisco, CA
- Veolia North America; GIS Analyst, Mid-Atlantic Region – Pennsylvania
- Wildlands Engineering, Inc.; Stewardship Coordinator – Raleigh, NC
- WSP; Water Resource Engineer – Herndon, VA
MEM - Government / Public Sector
- Brevard County - Natural Resources Management Department; Associate Environmental Specialist – Orlando, FL
- Chatham County; Conservation and Resiliency Planner – Pittsboro, NC
- Colorado Department of Local Affairs; Resiliency Coordinator, CO State Resiliency Office** – Denver, CO
- CSS (NOAA contractor); Living Shoreline Research Specialist – Beaufort, NC
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection; Planner – Tallahassee, FL
- Long Beach Water Department; Civil Engineer Assistant/Water Resources Project Analyst – Long Beach, CA
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection; Assistance Provider – Boston, MA
- NOAA - US Sea Grant; John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow 2026 (Finalist) – Washington, DC
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Leadership Fellow**** – New York, NY
- Public Service Commission of South Carolina; DOE Energy Innovator Fellow (ORISE) – Columbia, SC
- US Forest Service; Wildfire, Watershed, and Economics Research Fellow (ORISE)*** – Denver, CO
MEM - NGO / Think Tank / Research Institute
- Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon; Resident Naturalist – Madre de Dios, Peru
- Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (APERR); Restoration Coordinator – Apalachicola, FL
- Bipartisan Policy Center; Senior Policy Analyst – Washington, DC
- Catch Together; Fisheries Innovation Fellow – Massachusetts
- Clean Ocean Action; Ocean Policy Advocate – Long Branch, NJ
- Conservation Strategy Fund; Conservation Finance Consultant – Durham, NC
- ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ - Marine Lab; Research Technician II – Colorado
- ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ - Nicholas School of the Environment; Community ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ment Fellow – Beaufort, NC
- Durham Academy; Extended Day Program Associate – Durham, NC
- EcoForesters; Forester*** – Asheville, NC
- Georgetown University; Project Manager – Washington, DC
- Healing Transitions; Communications and Events Coordinator – Raleigh, NC
- Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia; GIS Consultant* – Undisclosed
- Natural Resources Defense Council; Ocean Consultant – Beijing, China
- PRE Collective; Project Associate – Maryland
- RMI; Associate – Durham, NC
- Sierra Business Council; Project Coordinator, Wildfire Solutions Coalition – Sacramento, CA
- Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC); Researcher/Policy Analyst – Seoul, Korea
- The Nature Conservancy; Science Fellow, Caribbean Division – Santa Barbara, CA
- Triangle Land Conservancy; Working Lands Manager*** – Chatham County, NC
- UNC Wilmington; Geospatial Technologies Support Technician – Wilmington, NC
- World Wildlife Fund; Assistant Officer/Project Consultant – Shanghai, China
- World Wildlife Fund; Corporate Due Diligence Intern* – Undisclosed
- World Wildlife Fund; Education Intern – Buffalo, NY
- WRI India; Program Associate, Climate, Economics, and Finance Team – New Delhi, India
Master of Forestry
The Master of Forestry degree is accredited by the Society of American Foresters (SAF).
Business / Industry / Start-Up
- AidData; Geospatial Analyst*** – Williamsburg, VA
- Carbon Direct; Research Associate – Undisclosed
Government / Public Sector
- North Carolina Forest Service; Assistant County Ranger – Durham, NC
- US Forest Service; Wildfire, Watershed, and Economics Research Fellow (ORISE)*** – Denver, CO
- Virginia Department of Forestry; Forester – Leesburg, VA
NGO / Think Tank / Research Institute
- EcoForesters; Forester*** – Asheville, NC
- Triangle Land Conservancy; Working Lands Manager*** – Chatham County, NC
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Data for this report were compiled from survey responses, personal contact, and online knowledge (primarily LinkedIn searches) between December 2025 and January 2026.
* MEM/MBA concurrent degree
** MEM/MCRP concurrent degree
*** MEM/MF concurrent degree
**** MEM/MPP concurrent degree
+ MEM/JD concurrent degree
++ MEM/MEgM concurrent degree
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89% Found First Destination Experiences
Eighty-nine percent of NSOE professional program graduates who were known to be seeking employment found a first destination experience. Experiences include part-time and full-time employment, internships and enrollment in Ph.D. programs.
Based on data published in the 2025 Employment Data Report
Unearth the Possibilities
The Master of Environmental Management (MEM) is a flexible two-year professional master's degree for students who want to make an impact in meaningful careers at the intersection of policy, science and community.