Graduate School

Graduate Programs At-A-Glance

Earth Sciences (Twin Cities)
Program Contacts
Director of Graduate Studies (PhD, MS, minor)Maximiliano Bezadambezada@umn.edu 
Graduate Program Coordinator (PhD, MS, minor)Jennifer A Petriejapetrie@umn.edu612/301-1197
Program Website
https://www.esci.umn.edu/programs/gradprospective

**Please note that many PhD programs do NOT admit directly to a masters. Consult the program's website for complete details.
Earth Sciences (Twin Cities)
Highest Degree OfferedDoctoral
Graduate Education Faculty30
  -Tenured24
  -Tenure Track1
Student Headcount (majors)60
Student Headcount (minors)1
Current Student Objectives
Earth Sciences Ph D50
  -Biogeology4
  -Earth Sciences16
  -Geology14
  -Geophysics8
  -Hydrogeology8
Earth Sciences M S (see admissions note**)10
  -Biogeology1
  -Earth Sciences5
  -Geology4
  -Geophysics0
  -Hydrogeology0
  -Plan A4
  -Plan B0
  -Plan C0
Earth Sciences (nondegree)0
Geology (nondegree)0
Earth Sciences (minor)1
  -Doctoral0
  -Masters1