Academic Programs
Introduction
AASHE’s academic programs listing is among the largest and most comprehensive public databases of academic programs in sustainability and related fields. It includes everything from professional certificates to doctoral degrees.
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Earth & Environment (PhD)
- Boston University (MA)
The PhD in Earth & Environment emphasizes original research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Research topics supported by the department reflect our faculty’s diverse research interests. Our faculty …
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Agricultural and Resource Economics (PhD)
- University of California, Davis (CA)
The PhD program emphasizes rigorous training in microeconomic theory and applications, quantitative methods, and applied public policy analysis combined with production economics, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, development economics, …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Environmental and Energy Policy (PhD)
- Michigan Technological University (MI)
The doctoral degree program trains students to integrate multidisciplinary knowledge, interdisciplinary tools and approaches into research that supports societal decisions involving environmental and energy policy goals and programs. Coursework exposes …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Water Science (PhD)
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) (QC)
The PhD program in water sciences aims to train specialized researchers capable of identifying and solving these problems, and thus responding to social needs in this sector. It enables students …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Ecosystem Health (Masters/PhD)
- Ontario Tech University (ON)
Offered at Masters and PhD level. The field of Ecosystem Health focuses on determining the implications of external toxicants on the health of ecosystems, discovering indicators for environmental problems, and …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Sustainability Science (PhD)
- Brock University (ON)
The PhD in Sustainability Science aims to cultivate a sustainable and equitable future by offering a state-of-the-art education that integrates rigorous scientific practice with an understanding of the unique linkages …
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Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation PhD
- Brigham Young University (UT)
A doctoral degree in wildlife and wildlands conservation emphasizes the scientific method in developing critical thinking and analytical skills applied to conservation and management problems related to wildlife ecology, wildlands, …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Environmental and Natural Resources Law (JD)
- Indiana University Indianapolis (IN)
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law offers a J.D in Environmental and Natural Resources Law offering the opportunity to study environmental, energy and natural resources law. IU …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Engineering Systems Management (PHD-ESM)
- American University of Sharjah
The PhD in Engineering - Engineering Systems Management (PhD-ESM) will help produce the next generation of leading academics and industry experts in the different fields of ESM. The program addresses …
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Water Resources Science (PhD)
- University of Minnesota, Duluth (MN)
The Water Resources Science (WRS) graduate program is an interdisciplinary and multi-institutional program offered on the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses. The WRS program is committed to the education goals …
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Earth & Environmental Sciences (PhD)
- Tulane University (LA)
The geosciences aim to increase our understanding of the composition and evolution of the Earth, including its fundamental role in creating the natural environment that humans inhabit. As such, this …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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River-Coastal Science and Engineering (PhD
- Tulane University (LA)
The River-Coastal Science and Engineering program is an effort by faculty and students to understand a key component of the Earth system—the linked environments of river basins, deltaic river mouths, …
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Planetary Health Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
- Nagasaki University
The Interfaculty Initiative in Planetary Health Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program is an advanced professional education program that fosters leaders who can bring about change in public health. It …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Environmental and Planetary Health Sciences (PhD)
- The City University of New York (NY)
The PhD degree in Environmental and Planetary Health Sciences program applies an interdisciplinary approach to identification of the public health impacts of the local and global environment, human activities, the …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Interdisciplinary Program in Envrionment and Resources (E-IPER) (PhD)
- Stanford University (CA)
The program is designed to enable students to become first-rate interdisciplinary researchers and acquire the knowledge and skills to succeed in both academic and non-academic careers. E-IPER's core courses engage …
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Environment and Resources (PhD)
- Stanford University (CA)
E-IPER's PhD in Environment and Resources degree program is designed to enable students to become first-rate interdisciplinary researchers and acquire the knowledge and skills to succeed in both academic and …
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Planetary Health Studies (PhD)
- Universidade de Lisboa
The Doctoral Programme in Planetary Health at the University of Lisbon addresses critical global challenges at the intersection of health, environmental, social, and political sciences. Through a holistic approach, the …
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Water Resources (PhD)
- University of Idaho (ID)
Students will learn to collaborate effectively with peers in other fields and with key stakeholders and professionals to define, research, and achieve creative and sustainable solutions to contemporary water problems. …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Earth System Science (PhD)
- Auburn University (AL)
Is based on the integration of scientific disciplines from five participating colleges and 10 academic departments at Auburn University, providing for a curriculum of unusual richness and breadth. The earth …
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Applied Economics, Agriculture (PhD)
- Auburn University (AL)
Focuses on the applications of economic theory and econometrics to resolve problems concerning agricultural endeavors.
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Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (PhD)
- Miami University (OH)
Program focuses on the application of ecological and evolutionary principles to environmental issues.
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Environmental Science & Policy Program (ESPP) (PhD)
- Michigan State University (MI)
The interdepartmental dual major in environmental science and policy is administered by the College of Social Science. The dual major is available only to those students who are enrolled in …
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Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (EEEB) (PhD)
- Miami University (OH)
Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (EEEB) is a multidisciplinary, interdepartmental program of study and research leading to a Ph.D. degree.
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Science, Agricultural Systems and Environment (PhD)
- Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (TM)
Train students in Sciences with an analytical and critical attitude, social responsibility and ethics that find original, pertinent, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary alternatives for current problems and the development of …
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Biosystems Engineering (PhD)
- University of Manitoba (MB)
Biosystems Engineering is intended for individuals desiring an advanced degree with an emphasis on engineering research including an environmental focus. Environmental impact assessments of agricultural and food production; animal and …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Strategic Environmental Counselling (PhD)
- Université de Sherbrooke (QC)
The objective of the Doctoral Degree Microprogram in Strategic Environmental Counselling is to train at a senior level strategic environmental counselling professionals capable of providing thoughtful advice at a strategic …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Environmental Sciences (PhD)
- Tennessee Technological University (TN)
The Doctor of Philosophy degree program in Environmental Sciences at Tennessee Technological University offers a concentration in either biology or chemistry but emphasizes the solution of complex environmental problems using …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Marine and Environmental Science (PhD)
- Northeastern University (MA)
The PhD in Marine and Environmental Sciences (MES) program provides students with advanced course work and training in the concentration areas of marine sciences, geosciences, sustainability sciences, and ecology and …
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Infrastructure and Environmental Systems (PhD)
- The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (NC)
An interdisciplinary program emphasizing: (a) innovations in design, analysis, construction and operation of urban, energy, and environmental infrastructures; (b) scientific analysis of environmental systems and contemporary sustainability issues; and (c) …
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Ecology and Environmental Sciences (PhD)
- Montana State University (MT)
This cross-college doctoral degree represents a broad collaboration among MSU departments and faculty. It provides the opportunity for motivated students to integrate our world-class faculty research programs in diverse aspects …
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PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
- University of Notre Dame (IN)
The doctoral program in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences gives students opportunities to conduct innovative research in these areas while ensuring success for careers in industry, government, and …
- Posted June 13, 2022
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PhD in Biological Sciences - Ecology and Environmental Biology Area of Research
- University of Notre Dame (IN)
The doctoral program in Biological Sciences encompases the broad scope of biological inquiry, while integrating several specific areas of study in biomedical sciences, global health, and ecology, evolution, and the …
- Posted June 13, 2022
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Master of Environmental Engineering
- Concordia University (QC)
The MEng in Environmental Engineering focuses on the design and implementation of waste management technologies, including water, wastewater and air treatment processes. Many communities now recognize the importance of sustainable …
- Posted June 13, 2022
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Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies PhD
- Concordia University (QC)
The PhD in Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies deepens your understanding of how humans interact with the world around them, examining the socio-cultural and environmental dimensions of human settlements as …
- Posted June 13, 2022
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Individualized Program (INDI) in Sustainability and Environmental Studies
- Concordia University (QC)
At Concordia University, sustainability is more than just “the capacity to endure.” Sustainability is the study of dynamic social and ecological systems, focused on the intersection of social, economic, and …
- Posted June 13, 2022
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Individualized Program (INDI) in Environmental Humanities
- Concordia University (QC)
From global climate change and mass extinctions to the pesticides and microplastics in our bodies, the changing environment has become the vital concern of our times. While environmental issues are …
- Posted June 13, 2022
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Transportation Technology and Policy PhD
- University of California, Davis (CA)
The Transportation Technology and Policy (TTP) program provides an opportunity to do interdisciplinary research to address pressing transportation, environmental, economic, policy and social challenges facing California, the U.S., and the …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Landscape Architecture PhD
- University of Oregon (OR)
Landscape Architecture is an environmental design discipline of broad scope whose central concern is the wise use of land. As a profession, it includes the detailed development of land and …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Geography PhD
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The Geography Program provides graduate education in human geography, environmental geography, remote sensing, and GIS through an MS degree in Geography, a proposed one year MS degree in Geography with …
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Plant & Soil Sciences PhD
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The UMass Plant and Soil Sciences program prepares students to tackle real-world problems from a sustainability perspective by integrating and applying the knowledge they learn from different disciplines. This program …
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Resource Economics PhD
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The Master's program prepares our students for careers in marketing, resource-based industries such as electric utilities and petroleum, government environmental policy positions, and economic consulting. Doctoral program graduates typically find …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Geography PhD
- University of Victoria (BC)
At UVic, the diverse research opportunities provide great connections with local and international research partners. The Geography department has research strengths in coastal systems, human geography, physical geography, resource management …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Sciences & Sustainability PhD
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
The interdisciplinary Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability Doctoral program will prepare you to be part of a growing industry of leaders, scientists, and engineers addressing issues of climate change, water …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Atmospheric Sciences PhD
- University of Utah (UT)
The graduate program has been carefully designed to provide students with a solid foundation in a broad spectrum of the atmospheric sciences while allowing students to specialize for their thesis …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Metropolitan Planning, Policy and Design PhD
- University of Utah (UT)
The core courses emphasize ecological resiliency, smart growth, and social justice through effective communication, collaboration, and innovation. The program blends core knowledge and skills with specializations to prepare students for …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Ecosystem Science & Management PhD
- Texas A&M University (TX)
The doctor of philosophy degree in Ecosystem Science and Management is designed primarily for students who are pursuing an academic or research career in ecology and/or natural resource management, with …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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PhD in Environmental Engineering
- Lehigh University (PA)
The interdisciplinary graduate program in Environmental Engineering in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering maintains and encourages strong interactions with faculty members in other departments, including earth and environmental …
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Environmental Geography PhD
- West Virginia University (WV)
Our program offers both Master’s and Doctoral degrees and a rigorous certificate program in Geographic Information Science. Our graduate program is composed of 13 core geography faculty with expertise in …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Developmental Sociology PhD
- Cornell University (NY)
The Ph.D. program emphasizes community, regional, and state organizations, as well as the world system and development processes in these contexts. The program offers preparation for research, for the application …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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PhD in Environmental Science, Policy & Management
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The Ph.D. program consists of four interrelated components: disciplinary emphasis, an area of specialization, research methods, and breadth requirement. The course work program is developed by the Guiding Committee in …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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