U.S. Degree Programs in Science, Health, or Environmental Writing

We’ve compiled a listing of more than 50 U.S. university-based programs that offer specialized undergraduate or graduate degree programs or individual courses in science, health, or environmental writing. If you know of other programs that should be added to this page, please email editor-in-chief Siri Carpenter.

(Note: To learn about university-based degree programs outside the U.S., visit the World Federation of Science Journalists’ online course map, which includes degree programs around the world.)

University Degree/Concentration Type(s) More Info
Arizona State University
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Undergrad/Grad
Boston University
College of Communication
Individual Courses
California Institute of Technology
Various Departments
Individual Courses
California Polytechnic State University
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Undergrad
Carnegie Mellon University
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Undergrad/Individual Courses
City University of New York
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
Grad
Colorado State University
Journalism and Media Communication
Undergrad/Grad/Individual Courses
Columbia University
Journalism School
Grad
Cornell University
Various Departments
Undergrad/Individual Courses
Duke University
Science & Society Certificate Programs
Individual Courses
George Mason University
Department of Communication
Grad
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Literature, Media, and Communication
Undergrad/Individual Courses
Johns Hopkins University
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Grad/Individual Courses
Kansas State University
K-State Online
Individual Courses
Lehigh University
Science and Environmental Writing Program
Undergrad
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Grad/Individual Courses
Michigan State University
College of Communication Arts and Sciences
Individual Courses
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Communication, Liberal Arts, and Social Sciences
Grad/Individual Courses
New York University
Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program
Grad
North Carolina State University
Department of Communication; Department of English
Undergrad
Northern Arizona University
School of Communication
Undergrad/Grad
Northwestern University
Medill School of Journalism
Grad
Oregon State University
School of Literature, Writing and Film
Undergrad
Point Park University
School of Communication
Undergrad
Princeton University
Program in Journalism
Individual Courses
Purdue University
Brian Lamb School of Communication
Undergrad/Grad
Rutgers University
Science Communication Initiative
Undergrad
Stanford University
Journalism Program
Undergrad/Individual Courses
Stony Brook University
Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science
Grad/Individual Courses
Temple University
College of Science and Technology
Grad
Texas A&M University
School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Grad
University of Arizona
School of Journalism
Grad/Individual Courses
University of California, Berkeley
Graduate School of Journalism
Individual Courses
University of California, Berkeley Extension
Professional Writing Program
Individual Courses
University of California, San Diego
Extended Studies
Grad
University of California, Santa Cruz
Science Communication
Undergrad/Grad
University of Chicago
Professional Education; College
Grad/Individual Courses
University of Colorado, Boulder
Bartlett Science Communication Center; Center for Environmental Journalism
Grad/Individual Courses
University of Florida
College of Journalism and Communications
Grad/Individual Courses
University of Georgia
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Grad/Individual Courses
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
College of Media
Undergrad/Grad
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Department of Communication; Graduate School
Undergrad/Grad
University of Michigan
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Individual Courses
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota Online; College of Liberal Arts
Individual Courses
University of Missouri
School of Journalism; College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Undergrad/Individual Courses
University of Montana
School of Journalism; Department of Environmental Studies
Undergrad/Grad
University of Rhode Island
College of the Environment and Life Sciences
Grad/Individual Courses
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
School of Journalism and Electronic Media
Undergrad/Grad
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Life Sciences Communication
Undergrad/Grad
Vanderbilt University
College of Arts and Science
Undergrad/Individual Courses
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Individual Courses

(Editors’ Note: Thanks to Betsy Ladyzhets and Allison Whitten for helping to assemble and fact-check this university listing. Any errors or omissions remain the responsibility of The Open Notebook. To let us know about a program that is missing from our listing, please email editor-in-chief Siri Carpenter.)

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