Overview

Department of Environmental Health / Department of Environmental Health is located in Boston, MA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (SM)	Occupational hygiene
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Population health sciences
Master of Science (SM)	Environmental epidemiology
Master of Science (SM)	Occupational health
Master of Science (SM)	Environmental exposure assessment
Master of Science (SM)	Risk and decision science
Master of Science (SM)	Ergonomics and safety

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	10
Doctoral Degrees	8

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

51

Applied

28

Accepted

20

Enrolled

Applying

140

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE, MCAT
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

39

Total Graduate Students

51%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.56%
Black or African American	7.69%
White or Caucasian	25%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	7.69%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5.13%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (25%)

Female (74%)

Faculty

58

Total faculty

Full-time - 42

Part-time - 16

Male (41)

Female (17)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Exposure assessment, epidemiology, risk assessment, environmental epidemiology, ergonomics and safety, environmental exposure assessment, occupational hygiene, industrial hygiene and occupational safety, population genetics, indoor and outdoor air pollution, cell and molecular biology of the lungs, infectious diseases
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 665 Huntington Avenue, Room 1301
Boston, MA  02115-6096
United States

Contact Dr. Russ Hauser
Chairman
Phone: 617-432-1270
Fax: 617-432-6913

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