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
Tania Valentina Vallejo Quiroga
MS (Applied) | Environmental Public Health (EPH)
2023 | Emily Hovis
Meg Hamele
Seattle Street Sink Evaluation
MPH | Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
2023 | Nicole Errett
Annie Doubleday
Characterizing Exposure and Health Impacts of Ultrafine Particles and Wildfire Smoke
PhD | Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
2023 | Lianne Sheppard
Student Stories
Megumi Matsushita
Past student profile
PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
DEOHS Outstanding PhD Student Megumi Matsushita explores how toxic metals affect the brain
Inna Antonchuk
Past student profile
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
DEOHS MPH student Inna Antonchuk works with Washington State Department of Health to support occupational health nursing outreach for assisted living
Nancy Carmona
Current student profile
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
DEOHS doctoral student Nancy Carmona works to make her air pollution research accessible to non-scientists: “I want people to see they can take action to protect their health.”