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437 PhD programmes in Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences in United States

Pharmacology and Toxicology
The Pharmacology and Toxicology course from Saint Joseph’s University trains you to contribute to this growing body of scientific and medical research with a curriculum that combines theory with experiment.

Environmental Law
The Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) in Environmental Law offered by Pace University's Elisabeth Haub School of Law is a graduate research degree intended to prepare legal scholars to research, publish and teach in the field of environmental law, whether in the United States or elsewhere in the world.

Biological Sciences
This Biological Sciences (BIOL) PhD programme from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) is designed to offer a broad, multidisciplinary modern education in the life sciences coupled with the development of in-depth expertise and research training within a specialized area.

Earth Sciences
The Earth Sciences program from University of Memphis provides the perfect spring board for job opportunities in education, government, earth and environmental professions, and earth science research, as well as preparing the student for graduate school.

Leadership and Policy Studies
This Leadership and Policy Studies, Doctorate from University of Memphis is among the leading academic programs in the country offering opportunities to study with nationally- and internationally-renowned faculty in K-12 administration, higher education leadership, and policy analysis.

Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences
The Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences course at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) allows you to draw from the best of the best at every University System of Maryland institution and create a degree programme tailored to your needs.

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.
Life Sciences and Clinical Investigation
The Life Sciences and Clinical Investigation program at Northwestern University is designed to connect PhD trainees in life sciences early in their research experience with clinician investigators who can help them see the value of understanding the clinical needs of patients.
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.
Molecular and Environmental Toxicology
Molecular and Environmental Toxicology at University of Wisconsin Madison is a multidisciplinary subject that involves the study of mechanisms of action of environmental toxicants on humans and other organisms and the behavior of these toxicants in the environment.
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.
Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences
The Ph.D. in Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences at Texas A&M University equips students to become visionary leaders and researchers in plant biology, genetics and environmental science.
Civil and Environmental Engineering - Mechanics, Materials, and Structures
The Civil and Environmental Engineering - Mechanics, Materials, and Structures program at Northwestern University provides a strong background in the theory and practice of modern civil and environmental engineering through formal course and research requirements.
Agricultural and Resource Economics
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Maryland offers PhD degrees from one of the nation's premier graduate programs in applied economics.
Climate Variability and Impacts
The Climate Variability and Impacts program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) studies the life in the oceans—the distribution, abundance, and production of marine species along with the processes that govern species' spread and development.
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.
Plant, Environmental Management and Soil Sciences
Plant, Environmental Management and Soil Sciences from Louisiana State University faculty of the school is engaged in both applied and basic research. Most agronomy and environmental management faculty members have joint appointments between LSU and the LSU Agricultural Center.
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.
Earth and Climate Sciences
The School of Earth and Climate Sciences at The University of Maine offers MS and PhD degrees in Earth and Climate Sciences.
Environmental Health
The doctoral program in Environmental Health at Boston University provides students with specialized training and research experience in environmental and occupational epidemiology, exposure assessment, spatial epidemiology/GIS, risk assessment, and toxicology.