Overview

The M.S. program in Environmental Health Sciences from University of Maryland consists of a minimum of 31 credit hours of graduate courses. Graduate courses include (1) core courses within environmental health, epidemiology and biostatistics; (2) supporting courses in environmental health research, ethics, and public health; and (3) non-thesis project or thesis credits.

Program requirements for a M.S. degree with the non-thesis project include successful completion of an oral defense of a written non-thesis project proposal, a minimum of 3 credits of independent study, a final written project, and a final oral non-thesis project defense.

An additional 3 credit elective course is required to fulfill the total credit requirements for the non-thesis version of the degree. Program requirements for a M.S. degree with the thesis include successful completion of an oral defense of a written thesis research proposal, and a minimum of 6 credits of M.S. thesis research, written thesis, and a final oral thesis defense. The program can be completed on either a full- or part time basis.

Career Paths

State departments of health environmental officer
Federal agency environmental officer
Academic researcher
Industry researcher
Medical professional

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Foundations of Environmental Health

Principles of Toxicology

Risk Assessment

Exposure Assessment of Environmental Hazards

Foundations in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Public Health Data Laboratory

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-04 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-07 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

College Park, United States

Disciplines

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Other requirements

General requirements

Minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA

At least one undergraduate math course (M.S. applicants)

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Statement of purpose and objectives including career and educational goals, professional experience, and areas of interest

SOPHAS Application: Applications for this School of Public Health Program must first be submitted through the Public Health application system, www.SOPHAS.org. SPH applicants should only complete the UMD application after their SOPHAS application has been verified and you have been notified to complete the UMD application

Tuition Fees

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60096 USD / year

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60096 USD / year

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28096 USD / year

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Living costs

College Park

United States

1676 - 2838 USD / month

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