Thank you for your interest in our graduate programs!
The UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) ranks fifth in the world among all public and private universities for environmental and occupational health programs.
We prepare students to graduate job-ready with practical work experience through internships and the support of a dedicated career counselor.
Our faculty and students work across disciplines, sectors and borders to address some of today’s most urgent health challenges—from preventing on-the-job injuries and illnesses to investigating the health impacts of air pollution and climate change. Students and faculty in DEOHS are actively engaged in COVID-19 research and service activities to help protect workers and build resilient communities during the global pandemic.
Our students come from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to learn the latest scientific methods and core principles of how environmental and workplace factors influence human health. Then they take those skills into the lab and the field, conducting research and helping create sustainable health solutions that save and improve lives.
We offer 11 eleven graduate degree options. Our online application for entry into Autumn quarter each year opens on September 1st and closes on December 1st of the previous year. For example, December 1, 2020, is the application deadline for students who wish to enroll in Autumn 2021 (classes typically start in late September).
- Access the online application at https://deohs.washington.edu/how-apply.
- Before starting your online application, please review the minimum admission requirements and the admissions FAQs.
To learn more about our graduate programs, please join us for one of our upcoming online info sessions:
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Wednesday, October 7 from 4:30-5:30pm | https://washington.zoom.us/j/97935195666
Student Research
Sonni Tadlock
MPH | Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
2019 | Elaine M. Faustman
Allison Kline
Persistence of poliovirus types 2 and 3 in waste-impacted sediment and water
MS (Thesis) | Environmental Health (EH)
2019 | John Meschke
Kristopher Kohlbacher
MPH | Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)
2019 | Sverre Vedal
Josi Herron
The effects of benzalkonium chloride disinfectants on lipid homeostasis and neurodevelopment
PhD | Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
2019 | Libin Xu
Student Stories
Joe Dempsey
Past student profile
PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
Joe Dempsey studies the relationship between the gut microbiome, the liver, and toxic chemicals.
Teresa Schlanser
Past student profile
MPH, One Health (ONE)
As an Army Veterinary Corps Officer, Teresa Schlanser learned firsthand about the value of the One Health approach to solving difficult environmental and occupational health challenges.
Elisabeth Burnor
Past student profile
MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH)
When Elisabeth Burnor discovered she could combine her interests in biomedical and environmental sciences and earn a degree in environmental health, she was hooked.