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Graduate Programs in Water Science

Many universities do not have specific hydrology departments which can make it difficult for students interested in water science to know where to start. CUAHSI has compiled a list of graduate programs in water science to use as a starting point. Interested in adding your water program to the list? Fill out this form.

Columbia University

Columbia offers a variety of programs expressly designed for M.S., M.P.A. and M.A. students.

Doctoral students will also find an array of programs related to Water Science.

Degrees: Master's

Dartmouth College

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (EEB)

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

Drexel University

Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Modeling, Environmental Treatment Processes and Human Risk and Environmental Science

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

Duke University

Pratt School of Engineering

Hydrology & Fluid Dynamics

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

Georgia State University

Master of Science in Water Science

Degrees: Master's

Humboldt State University

College of Natural Resources and Sciences

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

Illinois State University

Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment

Iowa State University

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering - Water and Environmental Stewardship Focus Area - http://www.abe.iastate.edu/research/land-and-water-resources-engineering/

Agronomy - www.agron.iastate.edu/

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) - https://eeb.iastate.edu/

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering - www.ccee.iastate.edu/academics/graduate

Environmental Science - http://www.ensci.iastate.edu/

Geological and Atmospheric Sciences - www.ge-at.iastate.edu/

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

Kansas State University

Department of Civil Engineering

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.