Earth Science and Engineering (MEng) at Cornell University

Programme overview

The one-year M.Eng. degree program provides future professional geoscientists or engineers with the geoscience and engineering background they will need to analyze and solve engineering problems that involve Earth System variables and concepts. Individual programs are developed within several established options: Remote Sensing, Subsurface Resources and Energy Systems, Applied and Environmental Geophysics and Atmospheric Science.

Duration: 30 credits minimum | Intake: Fall | Location: Ithaca, NY, United States

What you will study

The Earth Science and Engineering M.Eng. program is intended to extend and broaden your background and to develop competence in a defined number of subject categories.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Three letters of recommendation; Academic Statement of Purpose; Personal Statement; Resume or CV; English Language Proficiency Requirement (for international applicants); For more information, please see the M.Eng. Application Guide Application deadline: Fall start, May 17; Spring start, October 15

USD 73,946 a year (2026-27). Professional Degree Tier 1 tuition per year (M.Eng, selected M.P.S., M.M.H., and M.S. Information Systems, Advanced Architectural Design, Advanced Urban Design, Design Technology); one rate for all students; tuition only, excludes fees and health insuranc Source

Graduate fields set their own fall and spring admission deadlines; some fields (for example Communication PhD) admit for fall only.

Graduate School applications are submitted online through the Graduate School application; the application fee is $105 (non-refundable, waivers available). Each graduate field sets its own fall and spring deadlines, and many fall between early December and mid-January.

Apply through the official page: https://www.duffield.cornell.edu/eas/meng/

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