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Department: Physics
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Atmospheres,
Brown Dwarfs,
Climate,
Exoplanets,
Infrared Astronomy,
Jupiter,
Neptune,
Saturn,
Uranus
URL: https://www.nmt.edu/academics/physics/
State/Province: New Mexico
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: No
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 16
Planetary Researchers: 2
Students: 29
Admission Percentage: 15%
Nearby Research Institutions: VLA, Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Langmuir Lab., Sandia Nat'l Lab, Los Alamos Nat't lab, Airforce Research Lab
Funding: Teaching and Research assistantships are usually provided to admitted students.
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Jan
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://nmt.edu/apply.php
Notes:
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Department: Planetary Science Program
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Astrobiology,
Atmospheres,
Climate,
Exoplanets,
Geobiology,
Geochemistry,
Geology,
Geophysics,
Icy Satellites,
Instrumentation,
Interiors,
Jupiter,
Magnetospheres,
Mars,
Mercury,
Moon,
Neptune,
Ocean Worlds (Titan, Enceladus, Europa),
Optical Astronomy,
Planet Formation,
Planetary Dynamics,
Planetary Evolution,
Planetary Science,
Pluto/KBOs,
Remote Sensing,
Saturn,
Surfaces,
Uranus,
Venus,
Volcanology
URL: https://earth.stanford.edu/planetary-science
State/Province: California
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 16
Planetary Researchers: 16
Students: 36
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: NASA Ames Research Center, SLAC National Accelerator Lab, Stanford Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, SETI Institute
Funding: Varies by department
Fall Application Deadline: 06 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://epsci.stanford.edu/academics-admissions/graduate-program
Notes: This program spans several departments; see department links on Admissions URL link to get admissions specifics
Department/Program: Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates
URL: https://www.seti.org/seti-educators/reu
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Application Deadline: 1 Feb
Notes:
Department/Program: Astronomy
URL: http://astro.cornell.edu/specialprograms/reu/
State/Province: NY
Country: USA
Application Deadline: 3 Feb
Notes:
Department/Program: several across 8 schools
URL: http://astro.swarthmore.edu/knac/
State/Province: NY, VT, CT, PA, MA
Country: USA
Application Deadline: 10 Feb
Notes:
Department/Program: Institute for Astronomy
URL: http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/reu/
State/Province: HI
Country: USA
Application Deadline: 1 Feb
Notes:
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Department: Physics & Astronomy
Display Category: International
Field Studied: Atmospheres,
Auroras,
Brown Dwarfs,
Climate,
Exoplanets,
Geochemistry,
Infrared Astronomy,
Instrumentation,
Ionospheres,
Jupiter,
Magnetospheres,
Mars,
Neptune,
Planet Formation,
Planetary Dynamics,
Planetary Science,
Remote Sensing,
Saturn,
Space Plasma Physics,
Uranus,
UV Astronomy,
X-Ray Astronomy
URL: https://le.ac.uk/physics
State/Province:
Country: United Kingdom
Degrees Offered: MPhil, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.3
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 2
Faculty: 43
Planetary Researchers: 17
Students: ~90
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: University of Nottingham, University of Birmingham, University of Warwick, University of Loughborough, University of Coventry
Funding: Funding available for UK/EU students
Fall Application Deadline: 20 Jan
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://le.ac.uk/physics/study/research-degrees
Notes: Although students can apply at any time, funded positions starting in October are typically decided upon in mid-March.
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Department: Physics and Space Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Astrobiology,
Atmospheres,
Exoplanets,
In-Situ Resource Utilization,
Instrumentation,
Jupiter,
Mars,
Meteorites,
Neptune,
Planetary Science,
Saturn,
Space Plasma Physics,
Uranus
URL: https://www.fit.edu/aerospace-physics-and-space-sciences/
State/Province: FL
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3
General GRE Required: Recommended
Subject GRE Required: Physics recommended but not required
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 17
Planetary Researchers: 8
Students: ~40
Admission Percentage: ~15%
Nearby Research Institutions: Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Funding: TA and RA available with separate application
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Jan
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://www.fit.edu/admission/applying/graduate/
Notes: 3.2 GPA is recommended for PhD students
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Department: Institute for Astrophysics and Computational Science
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Comets,
Mars,
Moon,
Saturn
URL: http://iacs.cua.edu/
State/Province: MD
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: Yes
Subject GRE Required:
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 20
Planetary Researchers: 1
Students: 56
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Funding: The University awards a limited number of fellowships and scholarships to qualified entering graduate students
Fall Application Deadline: 01 Feb
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://physics.catholic.edu/admission/graduate/index.html
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
