MS Carbon Management at Columbia University

Programme overview

The MS in Carbon Management prepares students to develop and implement multi-faceted solutions to the carbon problem, reflecting its complexity and multidisciplinary nature. It requires 30 graduate credits, with an academic plan developed with the program director; some undergraduate science courses may be required depending on background.

Faculty: Columbia Engineering | Department: Earth and Environmental Engineering | Duration: 30 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

Core courses: Alternative Energy Resources, A Better Planet by Design, Introduction to Carbon Management or Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Capture, Carbon Storage, and CO2 Utilization and Conversion. The 30 credits can be all lecture courses, 24 lecture plus 6 research credits with a master's thesis, or 27 lecture plus 3 research credits with a concluding report.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Columbia Engineering graduate admissions (faculty level): bachelor's degree from an institution of acceptable standing; application with transcripts, three letters of recommendation, personal statement and resume/CV; GRE not required for the 2026 admission cycle and scores not penalised when omitted (Physics GRE is required for the Applied Physics doctoral track; not required for Medical Physics); applicants whose bachelor's degree is from a country other than Australia, Canada, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, the UK or the US submit one English test (TOEFL iBT, IELTS Academic, PTE Academic or Duolingo), with no minimum score set; application fee $85.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Law J.D. entry: fall 2027 class.

J.D. applications for the fall 2027 class open September 15, 2026. The Regular Decision deadline is February 15, 2027 (applications are evaluated on a rolling basis). The Early Decision deadline is November 15, 2026. The application fee is $85, paid through LSAC. GRE or LSAT is accepted.

LL.M. 2027-2028 applications are due December 2, 2026. The application fee is $85, nonrefundable. Executive LL.M. 2027: Early Decision deadline October 1, 2026; Regular deadline December 2, 2026; application fee $85.

Columbia Engineering MS express application (Columbia students and alumni) requires no application fee.

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