Overview

A wide variety of electives allows concentration in areas such as exploration, geotechnical, or environmental geophysics, solid earth geophysics, petroleum exploration, marine geophysics, earthquake seismology, and geodynamics.

Features

The typical student pursuing this degree is interested in geophysics and has a good background in the geosciences, mathematics, physics, and computing.

Geophysics graduates at University of Houston will typically pursue careers with resource companies, geophysical service companies, various federal, state, and local government agencies, in the financial sector, or in education/academia.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Appropriate course work

Removal of all deficiencies

Establishment of Ph.D. Research Committee

Candidacy exam

Presenting Research and Dissertation Proposals

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-07 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-05-07 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

54 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Houston, United States

Disciplines

Earth Sciences Geography Geology View 63 other PhDs in Earth 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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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicant will have earned a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree

Scores from the General GRE examination taken in the last 5 years are optional (verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing; advanced GRE is recommended but optional)

English language proficiency test scores, such as TOEFL or IELTS scores must be provided by applicants who did not earn a prior degree from a US institution or a country where English is the medium of instruction

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

11326 USD / year

≈ 11326 USD / year
Out-of-State

11326 USD / year

≈ 11326 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

4509 USD / year

≈ 4509 USD / year

Living costs

Houston

United States

1067 - 1950 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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Tuition Fees

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