Thank you for attending the Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Graduate Degree Info Session!
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.
Join the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety for a free webinar on careers in worker health and safety:
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Wednesday, October 12 at 4:00pm (PST)
To register, please visit: http://bit.ly/NWCInfo2020
Student Research
McKay Reed
MS (Thesis) | Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
2022 | Elena Austin
Yoni Rodriguez
Exploring Wind Ramping as a Determinant of Pesticide Drift
MS (Thesis) | Occupational Hygiene (OH)
2022 | Edward Kasner
Lillian Myers
Assessing Occupational Ozone Exposure at a Marine Mammal Hospital
MS (Thesis) | Occupational Hygiene (OH)
2022 | Peter Rabinowitz
Student Stories
Dennise Drury
Current student profile
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
Funding from the UW Population Health Initiative jump-started efforts by DEOHS and our partners, working side-by-side with farmworkers, to create tailored safety messages
Rad Cunningham
Alumni Profile
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
Rad Cunningham works as a Senior Epidemiologist at the Washington State Department of Health.
Alicia Hendrix
Current student profile
PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
Alicia Hendrix earned an undergraduate degree in marine biology, then discovered a passion for environmental toxicology while studying algal toxins as a volunteer with the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center.