287 Full-time PhD programmes in Environmental Sciences

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences offers programs leading to the PhD degree at Johns Hopkins University in a wide range of disciplines, covering the atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, geochemistry, geology and geophysics, and planets. Our goal is to educate scientists who will make fundamental and lasting contributions to their fields.

The Exposure Sciences and Environmental Epidemiology track at Johns Hopkins University offers research and training opportunities in key topic areas relevant to environmental and occupational health.

We train graduate students and young scientists to be leaders in the atmospheric sciences and related fields on the Atmospheric Sciences program from the University of Miami.  

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Bioresource Engineering Bioresource Engineering - Environment offered by the Department of Bioresource Engineering in the Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes skill-enhancing and cutting-edge learning opportunities.

Research in our Environmental Biology at University of Essex covers a wide spectrum of biology from genes to ecosystems, and this broad-based structure provides opportunities for developing novel ideas and inter-disciplinary projects.

The Earth, Environment and Society PhD program from Portland State University is a collaborative degree, primarily drawing students from the disciplines of environmental science and management, geography, and geology. 

The Environment, Society and Global Change program sit within the Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Freiburg. 

The Sustainable Environment programme at Hamad Bin Khalifa University provides students with extensive knowledge in topics related to sustainable environment issues.

The PhD degree in Environmental Health Sciences from Columbia University is designed to train professionals for advanced basic research, teaching, and leadership positions in environmental health sciences. 

This Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation program at Brigham Young University emphasizes the scientific method in developing critical thinking and analytical skills applied to conservation and management problems related to wildlife ecology, wildlands, restoration science and/or rangeland/wildland ecology.

Earth and Space Science is a multidisciplinary research program at York University associated with the Centre for Research in Earth & Space Science (CRESS).

The graduate program in Ecology and Environmental Sciences capitalizes on The University of Maine strengths in ecology, environmental science, and environmental policy.

The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Environmental Health Sciences from Columbia University is a professional degree indicating qualification for leadership careers in advanced public health practice and administration related specifically to environmental risks to human health.

The SFFGS at University of Florida offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Forest Resources and Conservation (professional, non-thesis), Master of Science (thesis and non-thesis), and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Forest Resources and Conservation. 

This Environmental Science and Engineering PhD degree program is offered by the School of Environmental Science and Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

The PhD in Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Maryland explores the impacts of environmental hazards (air, water, soil and food) on human health in the context of sociocultural, economic, work and family environments.

Mountain Environment and Agriculture at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano aims at providing talented and motivated students with in-depth research skills that will allow them to tackle relevant agricultural and environmental problems in mountain areas.

The Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia is an academic department offering instruction and conducting research in the areas of ecology, geosciences, hydrology, and atmospheric sciences. 

The PhD program Environmental Sciences and Biodiversity Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, offered for young researchers in the field mathematics and environmental sciences. 

The PhD in Environmental Sustainability at the University of Ottawa is an interdisciplinary degree that focuses on graduating professionals and academics specializing in the areas of environmental science, economics, law, and policy.