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Department: Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Atmospheres,
Climate,
Geochemistry,
Geology,
Geophysics,
Hydrodynamics
URL: https://eos.unh.edu/
State/Province: NH
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: Yes
Subject GRE Required: Subject tests recommended
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 39
Planetary Researchers: 13
Students: 80
Admission Percentage: 90% of students who secure an adviser are admitted; no student without adviser is admitted
Nearby Research Institutions: USGS, Boeing, AER, USDA, Hubbard Brook, Harvard Forest, Woods Hole, Harvard, MIT, Boston Univ.
Funding: Students not guaranteed funding; funding provided by advisers, and no student without an adviser is admitted
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Jan
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://gradschool.unh.edu/admissions
Notes: Students must provide name of faculty adviser with application; URL for ESS is http://www.unh.edu/nressphd/; contact for ESS is
[email protected]
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Department: Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Large
Field Studied: Climate,
Space Plasma Physics
URL: https://clasp.engin.umich.edu/
State/Province: MO
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.5
General GRE Required: Optional
Subject GRE Required: Optional
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 25
Planetary Researchers: 7
Students: 64
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: All PhD students are fully supported by faculty research and/or fellowships.
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://clasp.engin.umich.edu/academics/graduate-studies/graduate-admissions/
Notes:
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Department: Earth Science & Environmental Change
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Climate,
Geochemistry,
Geophysics
URL: https://esec.illinois.edu/
State/Province: IL
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 14
Planetary Researchers: 0
Students: 35
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: Most students are on 50% appointments, which means that they should expect to work about 20 hours per week on duties specifically required by their assistantship.
Fall Application Deadline: 3 Jan
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://esec.illinois.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions
Notes:
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Department: Geophysical Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Climate,
Cosmochemistry,
Exoplanets,
Meteorites,
Planet Formation,
Planetary Dynamics
URL: http://geosci.uchicago.edu/
State/Province: IL
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: Optional
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 43
Planetary Researchers: 6
Students: 56
Admission Percentage: ~10%
Nearby Research Institutions: Argonne National Laboratory
Funding: Full-tuition scholarship, coverage of Fees and individual insurance premiums; also receive primary funding via a RA, TA, or fellowship
Fall Application Deadline: 19 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://geosci.uchicago.edu/prospective_students/
Notes:
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Department: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Large
Field Studied: Climate,
Space Plasma Physics
URL: http://www.atmos.ucla.edu/
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: Optional
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 21
Planetary Researchers: 4
Students: 62
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: In general, our admitted students are fully funded, through fellowships and grants, teaching assistant, or research assistant opportunities.
Fall Application Deadline: 10 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://atmos.ucla.edu/students/graduate/admissions/
Notes:
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Department: School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Atmospheres,
Climate,
Geochemistry,
Geophysics,
Ionospheres,
Magnetospheres,
Remote Sensing,
Surfaces
URL: https://eas.gatech.edu/
State/Province: GA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 35
Planetary Researchers: 9
Students: 90–100
Admission Percentage: 25%
Nearby Research Institutions: UGA, GA State Univ, DNR, USGS
Funding: Almost all full-time students are offered GRA/GTA funding, which is $35,000/year.
Fall Application Deadline: 1 Jan
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://eas.gatech.edu/research/space-planetary-science
Notes:
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Department: Geological and Planetary Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Large
Field Studied: Asteroids,
Astrobiology,
Atmospheres,
Climate,
Comets,
Cosmochemistry,
Dust,
Exoplanets,
Geobiology,
Geochemistry,
Geology,
Geophysics,
Hydrodynamics,
Infrared Astronomy,
Instrumentation,
Interiors,
Ionospheres,
Kuiper Belt Objects,
Magnetospheres,
Mars,
Meteorites,
Moon,
Optical Astronomy,
Planet Formation,
Planetary Dynamics,
Planetary Evolution,
Pluto/KBOs,
Radio Astronomy,
Remote Sensing,
Rings,
Saturn,
Small Bodies,
Space Plasma Physics,
Surfaces,
Venus,
Volcanology
URL: https://www.gps.caltech.edu/
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: Yes
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 41
Planetary Researchers: 11
Students: 135
Admission Percentage: 10%
Nearby Research Institutions: JPL
Funding: Guaranteed funding for first 5 terms
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://www.gps.caltech.edu/academics/graduate-program/graduate-admissions-and-entrance-procedures
Notes: Exoplanet research can be pursued in Planetary Sciences or Astronomy
