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
Hunter Burbidge
MS (Applied) | Applied Occupational Hygiene (App OH)
2020 | Martin A. Cohen
Michael Anderson
MS (Thesis) | Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
2020 | Terrance J. Kavanagh
Trevor Peckham
Employment quality, health and health inequities in the modern U.S. economy
PhD | Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
2020 | Noah S. Seixas
Student Stories

Brianna Willis
Past student profile
MPH, One Health (ONE)
Brianna Willis, SPH master’s fellowship winner, forges a new path in One Health

Claire Pendergrast
Past student profile
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
DEOHS student Claire Pendergrast explores health equity, disaster resilience among older adults

Miriam Calkins
Student Profile
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
Award-winning DEOHS student studies the risks outdoor laborers face with rising temperatures