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
Heather N. Fowler
Assessing Safety Practices in Small Animal Veterinary Clinics
PhD | Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
2017 | Peter Rabinowitz
Staci Kvak
Generalized Workplace Harassment and Physical Health Outcomes in Nurses in the Philippines
MPH | Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
2017 | Noah S. Seixas
Student Stories
Kholood Altassan
Past student profile
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
By tackling infectious disease in her native Saudi Arabia, this DEOHS student is breaking new research ground
Rico Gonzalez
Past student profile
BS, Environmental Health (EH)
As an intern with the Port Angeles Health Department, Rico Gonzalez surveyed community members and local organizations to understand what information they needed about the health risks posed by wildfire smoke.
Magali Blanco
Student Profile
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
First-of-its-kind study led by DEOHS uses car-mounted sensors to map exposure to Seattle traffic pollution—and reveal its possible link to dementia