About Earth Sciences in The Ohio State University

The graduate degree program in the School of Earth Sciences provides students the opportunity to develop advanced professional training in the Earth and Environmental Sciences and Geodetic Science.

As a student in the School of Earth Sciences, you will:

• Investigate the history of our planet, its material structure and resources, and the processes that have driven its evolution and continue to shape our environments.
• Study the Earth’s interior and surface, its oceans, freshwaters and glaciers, its atmosphere and outer space, and their interactions with each other and with the biosphere.
• Learn responsible use of natural resources, issues of sustainability, and the mitigation of natural and manmade hazards and global change.
• Read Earth’s recent and ancient history in its rocks, fossils, landscapes and gravity.
• Probe and characterize the Earth system using satellites, in situ and laboratory measurements, physical theories, and numerical models. 
• Have access to several laboratory facilities, data archives and a variety of instrumental equipment.
• Conduct field work worldwide and independent research on fundamental issues in the Earth and Environmental Sciences.
• Create and disseminate knowledge about our planet, develop new techniques to explore and understand it, and share this knowledge and our technical skills with colleagues, students, and society. 

Academic qualification equivalents

• Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree 

English language requirements 

• IELTS : 7.0
• TOEFL IBT: 79

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Ohio State University Cost of Attendance

The overall expenses that must be made in order to complete a degree are mostly included in the cost of attendance. The expected cost of attendance for Ohio State students is listed here, according on their style of housing.