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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.

University of Washington

Hydrology, Water Resources and Environmental Fluid Mechanics

University of Wisconsin

Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources Engineering Graduate Program

Hydrogeology Graduate Program in the Department of Geoscience

Natural Resource & Environment Graduate Program within the Department of Biological Systems Engineering

Limnology & Marine Science Graduate Program

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Water Resources Management (WRM) program in the Nelson Instiute for Environmental Studies

Degrees: Master's

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Center for Limnology

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Freshwater Sciences Academics

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

University of Wyoming

Water Resources/Environmental Science and Engineering (WRESE)

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

University of Zurich

Master in Geography and Master in Earth System Science

Degrees: Master's

Utah State University

Interdiscilplinary Water Science and Education

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

Virginia Tech

Virginia Water Resources Research Center

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