Overview

Graduate students at The Ohio State University are central to the Program's scholarly and scientific community; their research and teaching contributions are central to our mission.

Overall, these goals are reflected in the graduate program's broad programmatic objectives:

To bring graduate students rapidly and fully into the collegial, scholarly, scientific, and teaching life of the Geography Department, the ASP, and the University
To provide a common foundation for graduate research in atmospheric sciences
To provide a variety of courses to meet student research and training needs, and to support student efforts to find relevant courses outside the department
To offer opportunities for students to become familiar with current research within the atmospheric sciences;
To encourage students to engage in academic research presentations and critique
To support as far as possible the financial needs of graduate students through a variety of teaching and research assistantships, fellowships, and other mechanisms.

The ASP is designed to develop outstanding thinkers and to lay the foundation for rewarding careers. OSU Geography/Atmospheric Sciences has a long history of preparing students for diverse jobs in academia/education, government, the private sector, and non-profits. Master's graduates in particular have found that their intellectual and technical training in our department leads to fulfilling careers in multiple fields.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

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Reporting

Thunderstorms

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Hail

Hurricanes

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Columbus, United States

Disciplines

Climate Studies & Meteorology Natural Sciences View 32 other PhDs in Natural Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A baccalaureate or professional degree (or equivalent foreign credential) from an accredited college or university, earned by the expected date of entry into your graduate program.

A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university, earned by the expected date of entry into your program.

A minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in all prior undergraduate and graduate work. (How to calculate your GPA.)

Training and/or experience that demonstrates that you are prepared for your proposed course of study. Evidence of such preparation usually comes in the form of transcripts or other such credentials, your research statement, and evaluations in your letters of reference.

A completed calculus series

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

14318 USD / year

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Out-of-State

14318 USD / year

≈ 14318 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

14318 USD / year

≈ 14318 USD / year

Living costs

Columbus

United States

940 - 1520 USD / month

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Overview

Overall, these goals are reflected in the graduate program's broad programmatic objectives:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Columbus

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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