Compare 254 Geography PhD Programs in the US

Grad School Navigator tracks 254 Geography PhD programs in the US across 92 universities. Most do not require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); only 8% report it as a requirement. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.

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1
Harvard University
Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$59,048
Program duration
72 months
2
Stanford University
Doctor of Philosophy in Earth System Science
Application deadline
Dec 2
Annual tuition
$63,540
Program duration
60 months
3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD in Geology, Geochemistry, & Geobiology
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$66,720
Program duration
60 months
4
Princeton University
Graduate Study in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) Program
Application deadline
Jan 3
Annual tuition
$65,210
Program duration
60 months
5
University of California, Berkeley
PhD in Atmosphere, Oceans, and Climate
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$15,102
6
Yale University
Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$50,900
Program duration
72 months
7
California Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in Geology
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$68,574
Program duration
72 months
8
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Environmental Science
Application deadline
Dec 15
Program duration
72 months
9
University of Chicago
PhD in Planetary Sciences and Cosmochemistry
Application deadline
Dec 23
Program duration
72 months
10
Columbia University
Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy
Application deadline
Dec 11
Annual tuition
$56,840
Program duration
84 months

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The complete list of Geography PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
Rank	University	Program	Duration
#1	Harvard University	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy	72 months
#1	Harvard University	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Planetary Sciences	72 months
#1	Harvard University	PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics	72 months
#2	Stanford University	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth System Science	60 months
#2	Stanford University	Doctor of Philosophy in Energy Resources Engineering	72 months
#2	Stanford University	Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences	84 months
#2	Stanford University	Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics	72 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Science	60 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Climate Science	60 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics	60 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Planetary Sciences	60 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Doctor of Science in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate	60 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography\|Applied Ocean Science & Engineering (Doctor of Philosophy)	60 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Oceanography\|Applied Ocean Science and Engineering	60 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	PhD in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences	60 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	PhD in Geology, Geochemistry, & Geobiology	60 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	PhD in Marine Geology and Geophysics	60 months
#4	Princeton University	Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences	60 months
#4	Princeton University	Graduate Study in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) Program	60 months
#4	Princeton University	PhD in Astronomy	60 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	Doctor of Philosophy in Energy and Resources	48 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography	72 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	Master\|Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy	72 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	PhD degree in Earth and Planetary Science
#6	University of California, Berkeley	PhD in Astronomy	72 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	PhD in Atmosphere, Oceans, and Climate
#8	Yale University	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy	72 months
#8	Yale University	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology & Geophysics	72 months
#8	Yale University	PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences	72 months
#9	California Institute of Technology	Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences	72 months
#9	California Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy	66 months
#9	California Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Geobiology	72 months
#9	California Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Geochemistry	72 months
#9	California Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology	72 months
#9	California Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics	72 months
#9	California Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Planetary Science	36 months
#10	University of Pennsylvania	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Environmental Science	72 months
#11	University of Chicago	Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysical Sciences	72 months
#11	University of Chicago	Geophysical Sciences	72 months
#11	University of Chicago	PhD in Planetary Sciences and Cosmochemistry	72 months
#12	Columbia University	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy	84 months
#12	Columbia University	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Environmental Engineering	84 months
#13	Cornell University	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy and Space Sciences	72 months
#13	Cornell University	Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Science	72 months
#13	Cornell University	Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences	72 months
#13	Cornell University	PhD in Earth and Atmospheric Science	60 months
#16	Johns Hopkins University	PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics	72 months
#16	Johns Hopkins University	PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences	60 months
#17	University of California, Los Angeles	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Geology	60 months
#17	University of California, Los Angeles	Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
#17	University of California, Los Angeles	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography	48 months
#17	University of California, Los Angeles	PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics
#17	University of California, Los Angeles	PhD in Geochemistry	72 months
#17	University of California, Los Angeles	PhD in Geophysics and Space Physics
#19	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor	Doctor of Philosophy in Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering	60 months
#19	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor	PhD in Astronomy	72 months
#19	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor	PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences	60 months
#19	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor	PhD program in Astronomy and Astrophysics	72 months
#21	Carnegie Mellon University	PhD in Astrophysics and Cosmology
#22	Duke University	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth & Climate Sciences (ECS)
#22	Duke University	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Science & Conservation	60 months
#23	Northwestern University	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy	108 months
#23	Northwestern University	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Planetary Sciences	96 months
#25	University of Washington	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy	72 months
#25	University of Washington	Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Sciences	72 months
#25	University of Washington	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Space Sciences
#25	University of Washington	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography	120 months
#25	University of Washington	Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography
#26	University of California San Diego	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Sciences	60 months
#26	University of California San Diego	Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics	72 months
#26	University of California San Diego	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology	60 months
#26	University of California San Diego	Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography	60 months
#26	University of California San Diego	PhD in Climate Ocean Atmosphere (COAP)	60 months
#26	University of California San Diego	PhD in Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets	72 months
#26	University of California San Diego	Scripps Institution of Oceanography PhD Program	72 months
#30	Brown University	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences	72 months
#31	The University of Texas at Austin	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy	60 months
#31	The University of Texas at Austin	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography and the Environment
#31	The University of Texas at Austin	Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences	72 months
#31	The University of Texas at Austin	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Science	72 months
#31	The University of Texas at Austin	PhD in Geosciences
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Ocean Science & Engineering	72 months
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology	PhD in Earth and Atmospheric Science
#34	Rice University	PhD in Earth Sciences	48 months
#34	Rice University	PhD in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences	48 months
#34	Rice University	PhD in Subsurface Geoscience
#35	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
#35	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill	Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences
#35	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Sciences
#36	Washington University in St. Louis	Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)	24 months
#36	Washington University in St. Louis	PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	60 months
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Engineering
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	Doctor of Philosophy in Geoscience
#39	Purdue University--West Lafayette	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Astrobiology
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy & Astrophysics
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Biogeochemistry

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Remaining programs in this cohort
Rank	University	Program	Duration
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Energy and Mineral Engineering
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences	60 months
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Meteorology
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	PhD in Astronomy
#41	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign	Atmospheric Sciences, PhD	84 months
#41	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology	60 months
#41	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign	Doctorate of Philosophy degree in Atmospheric Sciences
#41	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign	PhD in Astronomy	84 months
#42	University of Southern California	PhD in Earth Sciences	60 months
#42	University of Southern California	PhD in Geophysics
#42	University of Southern California	PhD program in Ocean Sciences
#47	Dartmouth College	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Science	60 months
#55	University of Virginia	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy	60 months
#59	University of California--Santa Barbara	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Sciences	60 months
#59	University of California--Santa Barbara	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography	72 months
#59	University of California--Santa Barbara	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Science	72 months
#61	University of Rochester	Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences
#62	University of California, Davis	Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Science	60 months
#62	University of California, Davis	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
#62	University of California, Davis	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology	72 months
#62	University of California, Davis	Earth and Planetary Sciences	60 months
#64	University of Maryland, College Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy
#64	University of Maryland, College Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Geographical Sciences
#64	University of Maryland, College Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology	60 months
#64	University of Maryland, College Park	MS\|Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	60 months
#72	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth & Environmental Sciences
#72	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
#72	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities	Doctor of Philosophy in Land and Atmospheric Science
#72	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities	PhD in Earth Sciences
#75	University of Pittsburgh	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology & Environmental Science
#81	Rutgers University--New Brunswick	Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Science	60 months
#81	Rutgers University--New Brunswick	Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography
#81	Rutgers University--New Brunswick	Earth and Planetary Sciences (PhD) New Brunswick	60 months
#81	Rutgers University--New Brunswick	PhD in Geography
#81	Rutgers University--New Brunswick	PhD in Geological Sciences	60 months
#84	University of Massachusetts--Amherst	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy	72 months
#84	University of Massachusetts--Amherst	Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences
#84	University of Massachusetts--Amherst	Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences with a concentration in Geography	66 months
#84	University of Massachusetts--Amherst	MS/PhD program in Geosciences
#85	Boston University	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy	84 months
#85	Boston University	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth & Environment
#91	Michigan State University	Doctor of Philosophy degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences
#91	Michigan State University	PhD in Geography
#91	Michigan State University	PhD in Systems Integration and Sustainability
#93	Texas A&M University--College Station	Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Sciences
#93	Texas A&M University--College Station	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
#93	Texas A&M University--College Station	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology
#93	Texas A&M University--College Station	Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics
#93	Texas A&M University--College Station	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology
#93	Texas A&M University--College Station	Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography
#93	Texas A&M University--College Station	Marine Biology Interdisciplinary Program
#95	Ohio State University--Columbus	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy	72 months
#95	Ohio State University--Columbus	Doctor of Philosophy in Geodetic Science	36 months
#95	Ohio State University--Columbus	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography	60 months
#96	University of Florida	PhD in Astronomy
#96	University of Florida	PhD in Geography
#98	Virginia Tech	Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences
#99	University of Georgia	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography	48 months
#99	University of Georgia	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology	48 months
#99	University of Georgia	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Sciences
#114	North Carolina State University	Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Science
#114	North Carolina State University	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Science	120 months
#119	University of California, Santa Cruz	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy and Astrophysics	72 months
#119	University of California, Santa Cruz	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Sciences	72 months
#119	University of California, Santa Cruz	Doctor of Philosophy in Ocean Sciences
#119	University of California, Santa Cruz	PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences (E&PS)	72 months
#124	University of Arizona	Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences	48 months
#124	University of Arizona	PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics
#124	University of Arizona	PhD in Planetary Sciences
#126	Indiana University--Bloomington	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy	84 months
#126	Indiana University--Bloomington	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
#126	Indiana University--Bloomington	Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences-Atmospheric Science	72 months
#126	Indiana University--Bloomington	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology	72 months
#134	University of Colorado Boulder	Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	72 months
#134	University of Colorado Boulder	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
#134	University of Colorado Boulder	Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences	60 months
#134	University of Colorado Boulder	Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics
#134	University of Colorado Boulder	PhD in Geochemistry Science
#175	Arizona State University	Geographic Information Science (GIS) PhD	60 months
#175	Arizona State University--Tempe	PhD Geological Sciences	72 months
#191	University of Connecticut	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography	60 months
#191	University of Connecticut	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Sciences	74 months
#201–250	Case Western Reserve University	Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy
#201–250	Case Western Reserve University	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences	60 months
#251–300	Stony Brook University--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences	84 months
#251–300	Stony Brook University--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine and Atmospheric Sciences	72 months
#251–300	Stony Brook University--SUNY	PhD in Atmospheric Sciences
#251–300	University of Miami	Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Science	60 months
#251–300	University of Miami	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Ecosystems & Society
#251–300	University of Miami	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Geosciences	60 months
#251–300	University of Miami	Doctor of Philosophy in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
#251–300	University of Miami	Doctor of Philosophy in Ocean Sciences	60 months
#301–400	University of Utah	Geography PhD	72 months
#301–400	University of Utah	PhD in Geophysics	60 months
#301–400	Tulane University	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Environmental Sciences
#301–400	Boston College	PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences	60 months
#301–400	University at Buffalo--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography	60 months
#301–400	University at Buffalo--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology	60 months
#301–400	University of Kansas	PhD in Geology	60 months
#301–400	University of Iowa	Doctor of Philosophy (Astronomy track)
#301–400	University of Iowa	Doctor of Philosophy in Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
#301–400	University of Iowa	Doctor of Philosophy in Geoscience	60 months
#401–500	Florida State University	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
#401–500	Florida State University	Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences
#401–500	Florida State University	Doctor of Philosophy Meteorology
#401–500	Florida State University	Doctor of Philosophy Oceanography
#401–500	University of Houston	PhD in Geophysics	60 months
#401–500	University of Delaware	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
#401–500	University of Delaware	Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences
#401–500	University of Delaware	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Studies
#401–500	University of Delaware	Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography
	Auburn University	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth System Science	72 months
	Baylor University	Doctor of Philosophy in Ecological, Earth and Environmental Sciences	72 months
	Baylor University	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology	36 months
	Binghamton University--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences	60 months
	Clark University	Doctoral Program in Geography	60 months
	Colorado School of Mines	Doctor of Philosophy in Geochemistry
	Colorado School of Mines	Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Engineering
	Colorado School of Mines	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology	60 months
	Colorado School of Mines	Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysical Engineering	60 months
	Colorado School of Mines	Doctor of Philosophy in Mining and Earth Systems Engineering
	Miami University--Oxford	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology
	Oregon State University	PhD in Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology	84 months
	Saint Louis University	Doctor of Philosophy in Geoscience
	Saint Louis University	Doctor of Philosophy in Meteorology
	San Diego State University	PhD in Geography
	Southern Methodist University	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Sciences
	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	Doctor of Philosophy in Geospatial Information Science and Engineering
	Syracuse University	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Science	48 months
	Syracuse University	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
	The University of New Mexico	PhD in Geography and Environmental Studies	60 months
	University at Albany--SUNY	Atmospheric Science PhD	72 months
	University of Denver	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
	University of Hawaii	Doctoral Degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
	University of Hawaii	PhD in Geography and Environment	60 months
	University of New Hampshire	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth & Environmental Science	36 months
	University of New Hampshire	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology
	University of New Hampshire	Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography
	University of Oklahoma	Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Engineering
	University of Oklahoma	Doctor of Philosophy in Geology	60 months
	University of Oklahoma	Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics
	University of Oregon	Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Sciences
	University of Oregon	Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
	University of Rhode Island	PhD in Oceanography	72 months
	University of South Florida	Doctoral Degree (Ph. D.) in Marine Science
	University of South Florida	PhD in Geography
	University of South Florida	PhD in Marine Science (Physical Oceanography)
	University of Tennessee	PhD in Geography
	University of Texas at Arlington	Earth and Environmental Sciences - Graduate Programs - Doctoral Program
	University of Tulsa	Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences
	William & Mary	Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Science	72 months
	William & Mary	MS or Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Science	72 months

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