Graduate Studies: Environment and Sustainability

Prospective Students

Make a difference with a graduate degree from UD

Every day, members of the University of Delaware graduate community work on groundbreaking research aimed at understanding the ever-changing forces in the environment.

40+ Graduate Programs focused on environment and sustainability

Offering more than 40 graduate programs focusing on disciplines related to sustainability and our environment, the University of Delaware Graduate College can help you earn an advanced degree and prepare you for success in your field of choice. We're a leader in preparing students for careers that have long-lasting impacts on our planet, which enables UD students to address large- and small-scale issues of communities and ecosystems and to tackle global issues from agriculture and animal science to water policy and wind power.

At UD, we look at the issues of today's environment as a challenge, and we're up to the task of educating tomorrow's champions of sustainability.

Graduate programs related to environment and sustainability include:

A Dedicated Research Institute

The Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) focuses on core research areas relevant to some of the grand challenges facing our state, our nation, and our world. DENIN research informs decision makers by providing the knowledge that underpins sound environmental policies. By working together with our local and international partners, we are bringing socially acceptable, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable solutions to life.

DENIN serves as an interdisciplinary network of research, knowledge and solutions dedicated to safeguarding the environment.

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Boosting nature’s benefits on communities

Article by Tracey Bryant | August 22, 2025

UD student Matthew Willmes works on Route 9 community resilience plan
Hope from ashes

Article by Karen B. Roberts | August 19, 2025

UD’s Chiu studies capacity of wildfire chars to suppress methane
Register for UD Coast Day in Lewes

Article by Lauren Bradford | August 05, 2025

All UD units invited to exhibit at annual event in Sussex County

Level Up for the Planet: Climate Games Day at UD

Article by A.R. Siders | April 02, 2025

On April 11, play, design and explore how games can educate and motivate social change
Celebrate Earth Fest with Dining Services on Earth Day

Article by Dining Services Staff | March 28, 2025

Celebrate sustainability with food, fun, and eco-friendly activities
Creating a global minerals trust

Article by Adam Thomas | June 09, 2025

UD’s Saleem Ali proposes global minerals trust that would help countries work together to manage and share critical minerals fairly and sustainably

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