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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.

Master's

University of Nevada Reno

Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in both Hydrology and Hydrogeology

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

University of New Mexico

Water Resources Program offers the Master of Water Resources (MWR) degree.

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

University of North Carolina Charlotte

Geography and Earth Sciences, Civil Engineering, Biology, and Engineering Technology, Environmental Systems, Earth Sciences

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

University of North Dakota

Ph.D., M.S., M.A., and M.Engr. degrees in water resources and aquatic sciences

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

University of Notre Dame

Environmental Fluid Dynamics, Environmental Engineering, and Environmental Geosciences

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

University of Oklahoma

CEES expertise covers environmental chemistry, hydrogeology, and surface water hydrology including inland and coastal flooding, numerical modeling, radar hydrology, remote sensing, and climate change

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D., Other/Professional

University of Rhode Island

Water Resources

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

University of South Carolina

environmental geosciences, geochemistry, geophysics, global climate change, hydrocarbon exploration, paleoclimatology, petrology, remote sensing, sedimentology, seismology, structural geology, and tectonics

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

University of South Florida

Water Resources

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.