Overview

Department of Geology / Department of Geology is located in Buffalo, NY, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)	Non-Thesis

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	19
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Project or thesis
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required Dissertation defense

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

69

Applied

32

Accepted

13

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	October 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

35

Total Graduate Students

14%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.86%
Black or African American	2.86%
White or Caucasian	62%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	11.43%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5.71%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (54%)

Female (45%)

Faculty

21

Total faculty

Full-time - 21

Part-time - 0

Male (12)

Female (9)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Climate change, water and the environment, ecosystems and adaptation, geohazards, volcanoes and geodynamics, computational geosciences
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 126 Cooke Hall
Buffalo, NY  14260
United States

Contact Dr. Beata Csatho
Professor and Chair
Email: geology@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-3489
Fax: 716-645-3999

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