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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.)