PhD Granting Institutions

Where can I get a degree in Oceanography? Seismology? Snow hydrology?

Here’s a list of subject areas and links to institutions, colleges, and universities where you’ll be able to fulfill your PhD wishes!
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Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology
Climate Studies, Global Earth System
Hydrology, Water Resources
Physical and Chemical Oceanography
Biological Oceanography
Paleontology, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy
Seismology
Planetary Science
Space Physics, Aeronomy, Astronomy
Economic Geology, Exploration Geophysics
Other Solid Earth Geophysics
Structural Geology, Tectonics, Rock Mechanics
Geochemistry
Volcanology, Petrology, Mineralogy
Paleoscience, Glaciology
Subspecialties
Acoustics
Acoustics, Offshore Engineering
Astrobiology
Biogeochemistry, Geomicrobiology
Chemistry
Coal Geology, Organic Petrology
Coastal Oceanography
Earth System Science, Atmospheric Chemistry
Ecology, Geosciences
Environmental Geophysics
Environmental Geosciences
Environmental Science
Geological & Environmental Engineering
Geological Oceanography
Geology, Earth Science
Geomicrobiology
GIS, Remote Sensing
Hydrogeology
Limnology
Mineral Physics
Nanoscience in Geosciences
Ocean Engineering
Paleoceanography
Petroleum Geology, Tectonophysics, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science
Planetary Geology, Biogeochemistry
Rock Magnetism, Limnology
Snow hydrology

Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology

Boston University

Colorado State University

Cornell University

Denver University – Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Denver University

Geophysical Institute of Alaska

Georgia Institute of Technology

Iowa State University

Johns Hopkins University

Louisiana State University

Michigan Tech University

Naval Postgraduate School

North Carolina State University

Oregon State University

Princeton University

Purdue University

Rutgers University

St. Louis University

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Texas A&M University

University of Arizona

University of California, Davis

University of Chicago, Illinois

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Maryland

University of Maryland, ESSIC

University of Massachusetts

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Missouri

University of Utah

University of Virginia

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin

Climate Studies, Global Earth System

Arizona State University

Boston University

Brown University

Case Western Reserve University

Colorado State University

Cornell University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Indiana University

Johns Hopkins University

Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University, Oceanography

Michigan Tech University

Montana State University

North Carolina State University

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Princeton University

Purdue University

Rice University

Rice University, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego

Southern Illinois University

Stanford University

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

Tulane University

University of California, Riverside- College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

University of California, Riverside – Earth Sciences

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Chicago, Illinois

University of Cincinnati

University of Florida

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Iowa

University of Maryland – Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science

University of Maryland, ESSIC

University of Massachusetts

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Missouri

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina

University of South Carolina

University of South Florida

University of Tennessee

University of Utah

University of Utah, Environmental

University of Utah, Meteorology

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin

Virginia Tech

Washington University, St. Louis

Hydrology, Water Resources

Baylor University

Boston University

Brown University

Case Western Reserve University

Colorado State University

Cornell University

Florida Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology

Indiana University

Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University, Environ. Engg.

Louisiana State University – Geology and Geophysics

Louisiana State University – Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Michigan State University

Michigan Tech University

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Northern Illinois University

Purdue University

Purdue University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rutgers University

Southern Illinois University

Southern Illinois University

Stanford University

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

University California, Santa Cruz

University of Arizona

University of California, Davis

University of California, Riverside – College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

University of California, Riverside – Department of Earth Sciences

University of Florida

University of Florida-Wetlands

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Iowa

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland

University of Massachusetts

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Mississippi – Department of Geology and Geological Engineering

University of Mississippi – School of Engineering

University of Missouri

University of Montana

University of Montana, Forestry

University of Nevada, Reno

University of New Mexico

University of Rochester

University of South Carolina

University of South Florida

University of Tennessee

University of Texas, Dallas

University of Texas, El Paso

University of Utah

University of Utah, Environmental

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Vanderbilt University

Virginia Tech

West Virginia University

Western Michigan University

Physical and Chemical Oceanography

Case Western Reserve University

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida State University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Johns Hopkins University

Louisiana State University, Geology and Geophysics

Louisiana State University, Oceanography

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Joint

Naval Postgraduate School

North Carolina State University

Oregon State University

Princeton University

Rutgers University

Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego

Stanford University

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Texas A&M University

The Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences

Tulane University

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of Maryland, ESSIC

University of Maryland, MEES

University of Massachusetts

University of Miami

University of Missouri

University of Rochester

University of South Carolina

University of Southern Mississippi

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Environ. Chemistry

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Biological Oceanography

Case Western Reserve University

Cornell University

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida State University

Louisiana State University, Oceanography

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Joint

North Carolina State University

Northern Illinois University

Oregon State University

Rutgers University

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Texas A&M University

The Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences

University of Maryland

University of Massachusetts

University of Miami

University of Southern Mississippi

University of Washington

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Sea Floor Processes, Marine Geology, and Geophysics

Baylor University

Boston University

Brown University

Colorado State University

Florida Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology

Johns Hopkins University, Geography and Environmental Engineering

Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University, Oceanography

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Joint

Michigan Tech University

Missouri University of Science and Technology

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

North Carolina State University

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Ohio State University

Oregon State University

Penn State University

Rice University

Rice University, Center for Computational Geophysics

Rutgers University

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego

Southern Illinois University

St. Louis University

Stanford University

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University, Oceanography

Texas A&M University, Geosciences

The Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences

Tulane University

University of Arizona

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Florida

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland

University of Massachusetts

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Missouri

University of Montana

University of Montana, Forestry

University of Nevada, Reno

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina

University of Oregon

University of Rochester

University of South Carolina

University of South Florida

University of Southern Mississippi

University of Tennessee

University of Texas, Dallas

University of Texas, El Paso

University of Utah

University of Utah, Geology and Geophysics

University of Virginia

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Virginia Tech

Washington State University

Washington University, St. Louis

West Virginia University

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Paleontology, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy

Arizona State University

Baylor University

Boston University

Brown University

Bryn Mawr College

Case Western Reserve University

Colorado State University

Cornell University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Indiana University

Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University, Geography and Environmental Engineering

Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University, Oceanography

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Joint

Michigan State University

Michigan Tech University

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

North Carolina State University

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Ohio State University

Pennsylvania State University

Purdue University

Rice University

Rice University, Center for Computational Geophysics

Rutgers University

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego

St. Louis University

Stanford University

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

Tulane University

University of Alabama

University of Arizona, Hydrology and Water Resources

University of Arizona, Planetary Sciences

University of California, Riverside, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

University of California, Riverside, Department of Earth Sciences

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Cincinnati

University of Florida

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Iowa

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland

University of Massachusetts

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Mississippi

University of Missouri

University of Montana

University of Montana, Forestry

University of Nevada, Reno

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina

University of Oklahoma

University of Oregon

University of Rochester

University of South Carolina

University of South Florida

University of Tennessee

University of Texas, El Paso

University of Tulsa

University of Utah

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Vanderbilt University

Virginia Tech

West Virginia University

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Soil Science, Geomorphology

Arizona State University

Baylor University

Boston University

Case Western Reserve University

Colorado State University

Cornell University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Indiana University

Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University, Environ. Engg.

Lehigh University

Louisiana State University, Geology and Geophysics

Louisiana State University, Oceanography

Michigan Tech University

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

North Carolina State University

Northern Illinois University

Rutgers University

Stanford University

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

University of Arizona, Hydrology and Water Resources

University of Arizona, Planetary Sciences

University of California, Davis

University of California, Riverside

University of California at Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Chicago, Illinois

University of Cincinnati

University of Florida-Soils

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Iowa

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland

University of Maryland

University of Massachusetts

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota, Department of Earth Sciences

University of Minnesota, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate

University of Missouri

University of Montana, Forestry

University of Montana, Department of Geosciences

University of Montana, Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences

University of Nevada, Reno

University of New Mexico

University of Oklahoma

University of Oregon

University of Rochester

University of South Carolina

University of South Florida

University of Tennessee

University of Texas, El Paso

University of Utah

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Vanderbilt University

Virginia Tech

Washington State University

West Virginia University

Western Michigan University

Seismology

Arizona State University

Baylor University

Boston University

Brown University

Colorado State University

Cornell University

Geophysical Institute of Alaska

Georgia Institute of Technology

Indiana University

Johns Hopkins University, Geography and Environmental Engineering

Lehigh University

Louisiana State University, Geology and Geophysics

Louisiana State University, Oceanography

Michigan State University, Department of Geological Sciences

Michigan Tech University, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences

Missouri University of Science and Technology

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Purdue University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rice University

Rice University, Center for Computational Geophysics

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego

St. Louis University

Stanford University-Geophysics

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

University of Arizona

University of California at Santa Barbara-Crustal

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Riverside

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Missouri

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Montana

University of Montana, Forestry

University of Nevada, Reno

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina

University of Oklahoma

University of Oregon

University of Rochester

University of South Carolina

University of Tennessee

University of Texas, Dallas

University of Texas, El Paso

University of Utah

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Virginia Tech

Washington University, St. Louis

West Virginia University

Planetary Science

Arizona State University

Brown University

Case Western Reserve University

Cornell University

Indiana University

Johns Hopkins University

Louisiana State University

Northern Illinois University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rice University

Rutgers University

Stanford University-Geophysics

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Texas A&M University

University of Arizona

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Massachusetts

University of Michigan

University of New Mexico

University of Rochester

University of Tennessee

Virginia Tech University

Washington University, St. Louis

Space Physics, Aeronomy, Astronomy

Denver University

Florida Institute of Technology

Geophysical Institute of Alaska

Georgia Institute of Technology

Johns Hopkins University

Louisiana State University

Rice University

State University of New York, Stony Brook

University of Alaska

University of Arizona

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Michigan

Economic Geology, Exploration Geophysics

Baylor University

Colorado State University

Cornell University

Louisiana State University

Michigan State University, Department of Geological Sciences

Michigan Tech University, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences

Ohio State University

Rice University

Southern Illinois University

Stanford University-Geophysics

University of Alabama

University of California at Santa Barbara

University of California, Riverside

University of Cincinnati

University of Massachusetts

University of Michigan

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Montana

University of Oklahoma

University of South Florida

University of Texas, Dallas

University of Texas, El Paso

University of Utah

Virginia Tech University

Washington University, St. Louis

Other Solid Earth Geophysics

Arizona State University

Brown University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology

Indiana University

Johns Hopkins University

Louisiana State University

Michigan Tech University

Missouri University of Science and Technology

North Carolina State University

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Ohio State University

Oregon State University

Purdue University

Rice University, Department of Earth Science

Rutgers University

Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego

St. Louis University

Stanford University-Geophysics

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

University California, Santa Cruz

University of Alabama

University of Arizona

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Riverside, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

University of California, Riverside, Department of Earth Sciences

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of Florida

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Massachusetts

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of North Carolina

University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

University of Oregon

University of South Carolina

University of Tennessee

University of Texas, Dallas

University of Texas, El Paso

University of Utah

University of Utah, Geology and Geophysics

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Virginia Tech University

Washington University, St. Louis

West Virginia University

Structural Geology, Tectonics, Rock Mechanics

Arizona State University

Baylor University

Boston University

Brown University

Bryn Mawr College

Colorado State University

Cornell University

Geophysical Institute of Alaska

Georgia Institute of Technology

Indiana University

Iowa State University

Johns Hopkins University, Environ. Engg.

Lehigh University

Louisiana State University, Geology and Geophysics

Louisiana State University, Oceanography

Michigan State University, Department of Geological Sciences

Michigan Tech University, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences

Missouri University of Science and Technology

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

North Carolina State University

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Ohio State University

Purdue University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rice University

Rutgers University

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego

St. Louis University

Stanford University-Geophysics

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

Tulane University

University of Alabama

University of Arizona, Department of Planetary Sciences

University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources

University of California at Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Riverside, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

University of California, Riverside, Department of Earth Sciences

University of Cincinnati

University of Florida

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland

University of Massachusetts

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Missouri, School of Natural Resources

University of Montana

University of Montana, Forestry

University of Nevada, Reno

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina

University of Oklahoma

University of Oregon

University of Rochester

University of South Carolina

University of South Florida

University of Tennessee

University of Texas, Dallas

University of Texas, El Paso

University of Tulsa

University of Utah

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Vanderbilt University

Virginia Tech

Washington University, St. Louis

West Virginia University

Geochemistry

Arizona State University

Baylor University

Boston University

Brown University

Bryn Mawr College

Case Western Reserve University

Colorado State University

Cornell University

Florida Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology

Indiana University

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering

Louisiana State University, Geology and Geophysics

Louisiana State University, Oceanography

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Joint

Michigan State University

Michigan Tech University, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences

Montana State University

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

North Carolina State University

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Ohio State University

Penn State University

Purdue University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rice University, Department of Earth Science

Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego

St. Louis University

Stanford University

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

Tulane University

University of Alabama

University of Arizona, Department of Planetary Sciences

University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Riverside, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

University of California, Riverside, Department of Earth Sciences

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Cincinnati

University of Florida

University of Florida-Wetlands

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Iowa

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

University of Maryland, ESSIC

University of Maryland, MEES

University of Massachusetts

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Mississippi

University of Missouri, School of Natural Resources

University of Montana, Department of Geosciences

University of Montana, Forestry

University of Nevada, Reno

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina

University of Oklahoma

University of Oregon

University of Rochester

University of South Carolina

University of South Florida

University of Southern Mississippi

University of Tennessee

University of Texas, Dallas

University of Texas, El Paso

University of Tulsa

University of Utah

University of Utah, Geology and Geophysics

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin- Madison, Environmental Chemistry and Technology

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Geoscience

Vanderbilt University

Virginia Tech

Washington University, St. Louis

West Virginia University

Western Michigan University

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Volcanology, Petrology, Mineralogy

Arizona State University

Baylor University

Boston University

Brown University

Bryn Mawr College

Colorado State University

Cornell University

Geophysical Institute of Alaska

Georgia Institute of Technology

Indiana University

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering

Lehigh University

Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University, Oceanography

Michigan State University

Michigan Tech University

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

North Carolina State University

Northern Illinois University

Ohio State University

Pennsylvania State University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rice University, Department of Earth Science

Rutgers University

Stanford University

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

Tulane University

University of Alabama

University of Arizona

University of Arizona

University of California, Riverside, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

University of California, Riverside, Department of Earth Sciences

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Cincinnati

University of Florida

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Iowa

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland

University of Massachusetts

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Missouri, School of Natural Resources

University of Montana, Department of Geosciences

University of Montana, Forestry

University of Nevada, Reno

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina

University of Oregon

University of Rochester

University of South Carolina

University of South Florida

University of Tennessee

University of Texas, Dallas

University of Texas, El Paso

University of Tulsa

University of Utah

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Vanderbilt University

Virginia Tech

Washington University, St. Louis

West Virginia University

Paleoscience, Glaciology

Lehigh University

Michigan State University

Michigan Tech University

North Carolina State University

Northern Illinois University

Ohio State University

Rutgers University

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

University of Alabama

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Cincinnati

University of Massachusetts

University of Miami

University of New Mexico

University of Rochester

University of South Carolina

University of Southern Mississippi

University of Texas, El Paso

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Virginia Tech

West Virginia University

Subspecialties

Acoustics

Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego

Acoustics, Offshore Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Astrobiology

Pennsylvania State University

Biogeochemistry, Geomicrobiology

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Oregon

Chemistry

Denver University

Coal Geology, Organic Petrology

University of Kentucky

Coastal Oceanography

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego

Louisiana State University

Earth System Science, Atmospheric Chemistry

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego

University of California, Irvine

Princeton University

Ecology, Geosciences

University of Virginia

Environmental Geophysics

Western Michigan University

Environmental Geosciences

Michigan State University

Environmental Science

University of Texas, El Paso

Geological & Environmental Engineering

University of Utah

Geological Oceanography

Oregon State University

Geology

Arizona State University

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego

University of Oregon

Geology, Earth Science

Iowa State University

Geomicrobiology

Northern Illinois University

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

GIS, Remote Sensing

Boston University

University of Mississippi

University of Texas, Dallas

Hydrogeology

University of Nevada, Reno

Limnology

University of Florida

Mineral Physics

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Nanoscience in Geosciences

Virginia Tech

Ocean Engineering

Florida Institute of Technology

Paleoceanography

University of Michigan

Petroleum Geology, Tectonophysics, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science

University of Oklahoma

Planetary Geology, Biogeochemistry

Northwestern University

Rock Magnetism, Limnology

University of Minnesota

Snow hydrology

Colorado State University