Overview

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Features

Admission to the doctoral Geography program from University at Buffalo generally requires a Master’s degree in geography or a cognate field of study. The department will occasionally consider outstanding students holding only a Bachelor's degree for admission directly to the doctoral program.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Graduate Geography

Research Design

Survey Methods For Human Geographers

Geography Seminar

Univariate Statistics in Geography

Geographical Information Systems

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

55

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Earth Sciences Geography Geographical Information Systems (GIS) View 26 other PhDs in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

55

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission requirements vary by program, but here we provide some general graduate admission requirements. Once you've read these general requirements, please contact your desired department for specific advice and details on submitting your application and documents.

To be eligible for graduate study at UB, we expect:

A B-grade or higher

Appropriate standardized test scores (DAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MAT, MCAT, PCAT, etc.). Not all programs require test scores. See the official academic test scores section below for more information.

Letters of recommendation.

An internship or relevant work experience (for some programs).

Tuition Fee

Living costs for Fairfax

1330 - 2300 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.