Overview

Department of Earth and Environment / Department of Earth and Environment is located in Boston, MA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Earth and environment
Master of Arts (MA)	Remote sensing and geospatial sciences
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Earth and environment
Master of Arts (MA)	Energy and environment

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	23
Doctoral Degrees	15
Other Advanced Degrees	0

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
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

194

Applied

108

Accepted

31

Enrolled

Applying

95

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 19th	December 19th	No
Winter deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation, official transcripts, personal statement
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation, official transcripts, personal statement

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 84

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 19
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Federal Work-Study

Student Body

85

Total Graduate Students

54%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.53%
Black or African American	1.18%
White or Caucasian	35%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.35%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	3.53%

Gender

Male (45%)

Female (54%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Biogeosciences, climate and surface processes; energy, environment and society; geographical sciences; geology, geochemistry and geophysics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address One Silber Way
Boston, MA  2215
United States

Contact Guido Salvucci
Interim Chair
Email: gdsalvuc@bu.edu
Phone: 617-353-8344

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