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117 PhD programmes in Environmental Sciences in United States

Geography and Environmental Systems
The Geography and Environmental Systems course at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) focuses on learning about and researching environmental systems, including water resources and earth-surface processes, ecosystem science, and atmospheric processes. The programme involves interdisciplinary collaborative work of local, regional, and international scope.

Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences
The goal of the Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences course at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is to train students with career interests in some aspect of environmental science involving terrestrial, freshwater, marine, or estuarine systems and leads to both the Ph.D. and M.S. degrees.
Natural Resources
Earning a Ph.D. in Natural Resources at The University of Arizona will enable you to integrate information about science, management, policy, economics and planning to develop solutions to timely challenges related to natural resources.
Rangeland Ecosystem Science
The Rangeland Ecosystem Science program from Colorado State University consists of foresters, range scientists, hydrologists, and social scientists that study natural environmental processes and how they interact with human systems.
Ecology – Human Environment Interactions
The Ecology – Human Environment Interactions program from Colorado State University offers outstanding opportunities for graduate studies ecology, including social-environmental systems.
Environmental Health - Environmental Health, Occupational Ergonomics and Safety
The Ph.D. in Environmental Health - Environmental Health, Occupational Ergonomics and Safety from Colorado State University is based on a multidisciplinary group of faculty and courses aimed at enhancing the workplace in terms of safety, process and product quality, and the quality of work life.
Earth System Science and Policy
Learn to generate rigorous scientific inquiry that bridges the gaps identified in scientific knowledge. The University of North Dakota's Earth System Science and Policy Ph.D. combines theory with practice, global and local perspectives, and scientific and social disciplines.
Environmental Science and Engineering
This Environmental Science and Engineering PhD program at The University of Texas at San Antonio offers advanced training in research and environmental science with an emphasis on natural resources, especially water resources, land and air resources.
Freshwater Sciences
Are you committed to exploring, protecting and preserving one of our most vital natural resources? Do you like digging into complex scientific problems to discover solutions? Explore a Freshwater Sciences PhD at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.
Environmental and Forest Sciences
The graduate Environmental and Forest Sciences degrees at University of Washington prepare students for careers in academia, education, public agencies, industry, the private sector and nonprofit organizations.
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Earth and Environmental Sciences doctoral program at Boston College provides students with the tools they need to perform novel research in Earth and environmental sciences.
Environmental Science
A student should expect to spend at least the equivalent of three full academic years beyond the bachelor’s degree to obtain the doctoral degree. During this period the Environmental Science student at University of Oklahoma will take appropriate graduate coursework, successfully complete the general examination, and successfully defend and submit the final dissertation.
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The goal of the Earth and Environmental Sciences program from Columbia University is to educate future scientists who may follow careers in academia, research, government, and industry.
Environmental Health Sciences
The program in Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee offers graduate study leading to an environmental health PhD.
Interdisciplinary Ecology
The School at University of Florida offers a program of study leading to the Master of Science (thesis and non-thesis options), and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Interdisciplinary Ecology.
Environmental Toxicology
Tackle critical environmental health challenges through innovative research in this dynamic Ph.D. program in Environmental Toxicology at the University of Mississippi.
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences faculty conduct multi-disciplinary research projects among many of Rice University's science and engineering departments.
Environmental Sciences
Conduct research and develop innovative strategies to mitigate environmental threats with this Environmental Sciences program at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Environmental Science and Technology
The Department of Environmental Science and Technology (ENST) at the University of Maryland offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Physical Environmental Science
The department of Earth Ocean & Atmospheric science at Florida State University is proud to offer both a PhD program and several tracks toward Physical Environmental Science degrees at the masters level.