Environmental Health and Engineering
We use fundamental science to protect the health of the environment and its inhabitants.
Environmental Engineering Master's Programs Application Deadline Extended to May 1
Environmental Health and Engineering Headlines
Unreliable Mass Transit and American Public Health
Missed doctor appointments, school tardiness, air pollution—a Johns Hopkins expert unpacks a new CDC report on access to transportation
Healthy Planet, Healthy People
Promising solutions to our environmental crises are already making a difference. Now is the time to accelerate them.
From Waste to Watts
A study led by Johns Hopkins environmental engineers suggests that anaerobic digestion could be used to clean cattle manure and produce fuel by breaking down harmful chemicals and generating biogas
Madrigano Appointed as Bloomberg Associate Professor of American Health
Jaime Madrigano is an environmental epidemiologist committed to research that advances holistic, equitable solutions to protect the public from the growing threat of climate change.
Bloomberg School ranked #1 in Environmental Health Sciences by peers in U.S. News & World Report
Environmental Health & Engineering Highlights
#1
ranked by peers in Environmental Health Sciences - U.S. News & World Report
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degrees offered, including 1 undergraduate, 6 master's, and 2 doctoral degrees
253
students, including 40 undergraduates, 104 master's students, 75 doctoral students, and 34 postdocs
2,200+
global alumni network working in industry, government, nonprofits, and academia
What We Do in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering
Our unique cross-divisional department combines the strengths of the Whiting School of Engineering and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Our graduates are prepared to be successful public health and engineering professionals in private and governmental organizations and attend the best graduate and PhD programs.
Environmental Health and Engineering Graduates: Where Are They Now?
Elizabeth Chatpar, BA 22
Elizabeth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in earth and planetary sciences from Johns Hopkins University. She is a second-year ScM student with a focus on food and sustainability.
Samiska Deme
As an undergraduate at Rice University, Sami double-majored in Earth science and biology. She is second-year ScM student, studying in the lab of Joseph Bressler, associate professor. Sami uses the toxicological methods she’s learned to research the use of ascorbic acid as a co-chemotherapeutic in prostate cancer treatment.
Iman Habib, BA
Iman earned her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies at the University of Pittsburgh and graduated in May of 2022. Currently, she is a second-year ScM student.
Environmental Health and Engineering Programs
We offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in environmental engineering, as well as a range of master's and doctoral degrees in public health.
Undergraduate Programs
Our Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering prepares students to succeed in the private sector, governmental organizations, and top-tier graduate programs.
Graduate Programs
We offer a range of interdisciplinary graduate programs at the intersection of public health and engineering.
Non-Degree Programs
Our department offers certificates and other programs to foster professional growth.
Megan Latshaw, PhD '05, MHS '01
Associate Teaching Professor & Director, EHE Master's Programs, translates environmental health science to policy and practice, with a focus on designing communities where the healthy choice is the easy choice.
Centers and Institutes in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT)
Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF)
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health
The Johns Hopkins POE Total Worker Health® Center (POE Center)
Center for Community Health: Addressing Regional Maryland Environmental Determinants of Disease (CHARMED)
Center for Climate-Smart Transportation (CCST)
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