79 PhD programmes in Earth Sciences in North America

The Masters of Science and Doctoral programs in Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) from University of Hawaii at Manoa enable students to gain advanced knowledge, develop professional skills, and learn cutting-edge methdologies through specialized course work and by conducting research. 

Earth Sciences at Simon Fraser University comprise a variety of disciplines in which pure and applied research is carried out to investigate the processes responsible for the formation and evolution of our planet. 

The Earth and Planetary Sciences programme offered by Dartmouth College develops expertise in geosystem analysis, planetary evolution, cryospheric dynamics, environmental processes, and scientific discovery.

Working with world-class faculty, our Earth and Environmental Science doctoral students at the University of Pennsylvania explore fundamental Earth processes and contemporary environmental problems.

The Department of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University offers Ph.D. degree programs that provide students with a broad background in any of the major areas of geological sciences and intensive research experiences culminating in the preparation of a formal thesis. 

The UMass Lowell Department of Environmental, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS) offers the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Earth System Science program.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Geoscience at The University of Iowa is designed primarily to train students to be independent researchers and/or teachers, and to bring students to the forefront of a specialized area of geoscience.

This Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability - Earth Systems emphasis at Northern Arizona University will prepare you to pursue research and educational opportunities that advance cutting-edge research in the Earth sciences. 

The Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability - Engineering Sustainable Systems program of the Northern Arizona University will prepare you to pursue research and educational opportunities that advance engineering analysis and applications relevant to sustainable development.

Welcome to the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). EAPS is known for both the breadth and depth of its research. 

Earth and Planetary Sciences degree at Yale University is one of the broadest and most interdisciplinary of all sciences. 

Students in the Geophysics program at the University of California, San Diego study Earth and other planets to advance our fundamental understanding of their origin, composition, and evolution, and explore the implications for life, for the environment, and for society.

The Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability - Climate and Environmental Change program of the Northern Arizona University will prepare you to pursue research and educational opportunities that advance new understandings of natural climate variability.

Our Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Systems Science at Florida International University offers several concentrations within Geosciences or Natural Resource Science and Management. Much of faculty and student research is based in South Florida, the Caribbean region and Latin America.

The Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Manitoba is recognized worldwide as one of Canada's leading geoscience departments. Our faculty members have garnered numerous university, national, and international awards in recognition of their research contributions, excellence in teaching, outreach activities and commitment to the geoscientific community.

One of our key features of the Earth Sciences program at the University of New Brunswick is that it offers field-based student research, which is conducted throughout Canada.

Carleton University’s PhD in Earth Sciences falls under an umbrella organization called The Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre. 

The Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences at Vanderbilt University provides comprehensive training for students who wish to become professional scientists and/or to teach Earth and environmental sciences at the university level.

Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) at Lehigh University is a diverse department that blends contributions from geologists, ecologists, and environmental scientists. Its goal is to stimulate learning about the fundamental physical, chemical, geological, and biological processes that shape Earth’s natural environment.