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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 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 Pittsburgh

Geology and Environmental Science

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.

University of Texas at Arlington

Department of Civil Engineering

MS and PhD degree programs for the study of Hydrology, Hydraulics and Water Resources

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.

University of Texas, San Antonio

MS and PhD degree programs for the study of Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Water Resources

Degrees: Master's, Ph.D.