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
Mikkie Nakamura,
Workplace Medical Unit Staffing: Appropriate Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders
MPH | Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
2016 | Arnold de Castro
Darrick Dickerson
MS (Applied) | Applied Occupational Hygiene (App OH)
2016 | Martin A. Cohen
Shilpa Gowda
Ambient Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Risk in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study
MPH | Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)
2016 | Joel D. Kaufman
Student Stories
Barbara Morrissey
Alumni Profile
MS (Thesis), Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
Barbara Fitzgerald Morrissey’s first job after graduate school took her to Olympia to investigate pesticide-related illnesses for the Washington State Department of Health. Two decades later, she is still there, helping translate science into policy.
Breyan (Brie) Paske
Alumni Profile
BS, Environmental Health (EH)
Worker safety resonates for Breyan (Brie) Paske, in part because members of her family are employed in the manufacturing industry. Paske is a safety administrator with The Boeing Company in Everett.
Dalila Zelkanovic
Alumni Profile
BS, Environmental Health (EH)
Dalila Zelkanovic graduated from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health's undergraduate program in 2014. She now works for the Clark County Health Department as an Environmental Health Specialist. Zelkanovic loves the the satisfaction of serving the public, and being on the frontlines of her evolving and developing community.