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
Hao Wang
Cadmium exposure impairs adult neurogenesis, cognition and olfactory memory in mice
PhD | Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
2018 | Zhengui Xia
Edward Kasner
On Preventing Farmworker Exposure to Pesticide Drift in Washington Orchards
PhD | Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
2017 | Richard A. Fenske
Student Stories
Jose Carmona
Past student profile
MPH, One Health (ONE)
Jose Carmona is passionate about the One Health approach to protecting the health and safety of agricultural workers.
Daira Melendez
Past student profile
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
Daira Melendez became interested in environmental public health during a study abroad in the Galapagos Islands as an undergraduate.
Hailey Steichen
Past student profile
MS (Applied), Applied Toxicology (App Tox)
Hailey Steichen became interested in toxicology as an undergraduate while researching heavy metal deposits in areas that receive all their water and nutrients from precipitation.