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
Kaitlyn Kelly
Informing the use of N95 respirators by the general public to reduce wildfire smoke exposure
MPH | Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
2020 | Tania M Busch Isaksen
Gabrielle Felder
Environmental Health Assessment Program and Climate and Health Program partnership evaluation
MPH | Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
2020 | Joel D. Kaufman
Jason Dickens
Investigating occupation and environmental factors influencing the practice of safe firearm storage
MPH | Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)
2020 | Debra Cherry
Student Stories
Ryan Kouchakji
Alumni Profile
BS, Environmental Health (EH)
Ryan Kouchakji earned his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health in 2017 and is now in his second year at the UW School of Medicine M.D.
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.
Hien Bui
Past student profile
MPH, One Health (ONE)
For her practicum, Hien Bui, MD, is working with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Vietnam team to to strengthen the international community’s capacity to detect and discover viruses that can be transmitted from animals to humans.