Overview

The Earth and Environmental Sciences Ph.D. program is a competitive full-time program offered through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences with opportunities for students to specialize in aqueous and environmental geochemistry, atmospheric science, biogeoscience, climate science, geology, marine geology and geophysics, paleoclimatology and paleoceanography, paleontology, physical oceanography, seismology and solid earth geophysics, and solid earth geochemistry.

The goal of the Earth and Environmental Sciences program from Columbia University is to train broadly educated Earth scientists for careers in academia, research, government, and industry.

For our PhD program, passion about the Earth and environmental sciences is the main ingredient we are looking for in students. Even if you lack some key background courses (math or chemistry for instance), we often admit students who take them the summer before or during their first semester of enrollment.

Our Ph.D. students are guaranteed graduate fellowships covering 12 months of salary for 5 years, as well as Columbia housing. Moreover, to give students a measure of independence and flexibility, each one receives a research allowance of $1000 per year.

Facilities

Along the way, our students move swiftly from receiving knowledge to creating it. All the facilities and equipment necessary for modern studies in the Earth and environmental sciences are available for students in the department.

Most of our faculty are scientists based at the renowned Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, located on its own beautiful wooded campus, and most DEES students conduct their research at LDEO. LDEO is one of the largest geoscience research institutions in the country, guaranteeing a broad and deep education, with ~150 post-Ph.D. scientists, most of whom may serve as students’ advisors.

Programme Structure

Opportunities for students to specialize in:

Aqueous and environmental geochemistry

Atmospheric science

Biogeoscience

Climate science

Geology

Marine geology and geophysics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-09 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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IELTS

7.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manhattan, United States

Disciplines

Earth Sciences Natural Sciences Environmental Sciences View 116 other PhDs in Environmental Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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7.5

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General requirements

Students must submit one transcript showing courses and grades per school attended, a statement of academic purpose, and three letters of evaluation from academic sources.

All international students whose native language is not English or whose undergraduate degree is from an institution in a country whose official language is not English must submit scores of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or IELTS.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

56840 USD / year

≈ 56840 USD / year
Out-of-State

56840 USD / year

≈ 56840 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

56840 USD / year

≈ 56840 USD / year

Living costs

Manhattan

United States

2638 - 5751 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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