Overview

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences / Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences is located in Cambridge, MA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (AM)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	11
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

103

Applied

19

Accepted

11

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 2nd	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Fellowships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

51

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.84%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	68%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	21.57%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (49%)

Faculty

27

Total faculty

Full-time - 27

Part-time - 0

Male (24)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Economic geography, geochemistry, geophysics, mineralogy, crystallography
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 86 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA  2138
United States

Contact Ventatesh Narayanamurti
Phone: 617-495-1551

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