PhD Astronomy at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Programme overview

The PhD in Astronomy offers research in a wide range of theoretical and experimental astrophysics topics, with early research opportunities using data from NASA and NSF facilities (Hubble, JWST, Chandra, JVLA, ALMA), the Large Millimeter Telescope in Mexico and the Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph. UMass belongs to the Five College Astronomy Department with Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Smith and Hampshire.

Faculty: College of Natural Sciences | Department: Department of Astronomy | Intake: Fall; priority deadline December 15 (applications reviewed until January 15) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Amherst, MA, United States

What you will study

Research areas include X-ray, UV, optical, IR, (sub)mm and radio astronomy, computational probability and statistics (big data), and simulations of galaxy formation and evolution.

Career pathways

Academia, private industry and government.

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Application information

Entry requirements

PhD Astronomy: priority application deadline December 15 (applications accepted and reviewed until January 15). Physics and general GRE scores are not required (optional). Nearly all PhD students are supported by teaching and research fellowships.

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.

Intake: Fall; priority deadline December 15 (applications reviewed until January 15)

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