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Department: Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Atmospheres,
Geophysics
URL: https://home.hamptonu.edu/science/atmospheric-planetary-sciences/
State/Province: VA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 7
Planetary Researchers: 3
Students:
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: NASA Langley Research Center, National Instituite of Aerospace
Funding: Research Assistantships available
Fall Application Deadline: 01 Feb
Spring Application Deadline: 01 Nov
Admissions URL: https://home.hamptonu.edu/gradcoll/admission-requirements/
Notes: Applications are reviewed as received throughout the year
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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
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Department: Planetary Geosciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Geophysics,
Surfaces
URL: https://deeps.brown.edu/
State/Province: RI
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 35
Planetary Researchers: 13
Students: 69
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: Five years of guaranteed financial support
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Jan
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://apply.graduateschool.brown.edu/apply/
Notes:
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Department: School of Earth and Space Exploration
Display Category: USA-Canada Large
Field Studied: Astrobiology,
Geobiology,
Geophysics,
Planetary Science,
Surfaces
URL: http://sese.asu.edu/
State/Province: AZ
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 79
Planetary Researchers: 31
Students: 85
Admission Percentage: ~20%
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: TA or RA typically offered to all admitted students
Fall Application Deadline: 01 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: 01 Oct
Admissions URL: https://sese.asu.edu/admission/graduate-admission
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