Astronomy PhD at Northwestern University

The Northwestern Astronomy PhD is designed to provide students with a broad training in astronomy while enabling them to get started quickly with their graduate research. The Astronomy PhD is a flexible program that allows students to complement their astronomy training with a selection of physics courses or courses from other quantitative disciplines such as applied mathematics, statistics, computer science or engineering relevant to their research. Please note that GRE exam scores are not accepted as part of our application process.

Faculty: Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Evanston, IL, United States

What you will study

Students may choose a thesis advisor and/or topic at any point in their first two years. A proposed thesis topic must be defended before a faculty committee no later than by the end of the student's fourth (4th) year at Northwestern.

Career pathways

Please refer to our Resources page for direct links to The Graduate School (TGS) for information that can guide you in your academic career.

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