Top Massachusetts Physical Sciences Doctorate Degrees & Graduate Programs 2019+

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Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

Waltham, MA
Brandeis University
Physics - Doctorate
Upcoming Start Date: August 28, 2019
The Martin A. Fisher School of Physics at Brandeis University has an international reputation for excellence in research; it is among the highest ranked in the United States on the basis of publication citations.
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- Waltham, MA
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    Waltham, MA
    Chemistry - Doctorate
    Upcoming Start Date: August 28, 2019
    Brandeis combines the power of a University research program with the personality of a small teaching college.
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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- Waltham, MA
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    Waltham, MA
    Physics - Doctorate
    Upcoming Start Date: August 28, 2019
    The Martin A. Fisher School of Physics at Brandeis University has an international reputation for excellence in research; it is among the highest ranked in the United States on the basis of publication citations.
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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    Waltham, MA
    Chemistry - Doctorate
    Upcoming Start Date: August 28, 2019
    Brandeis combines the power of a University research program with the personality of a small teaching college.
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Boston, MA
Northeastern University
Chemistry and Chemical Biology - Doctorate
A leader in use-inspired research, the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, is recognized globally for its achievements. Faculty members have received prestigious awards, such as the Alfred P.
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- Boston, MA
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    Boston, MA
    Physics - Doctorate
    Graduate students in the Physics Department at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts engage in scholarship and research with internationally recognized faculty members within a hub of high tech research centers and government laboratories tha...
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Cambridge, MA
Harvard University
Chemical Physics
The Committee on Chemical Physics is composed of members of the departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Physics, Astronomy, and the Division of...
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- Cambridge, MA
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  - Cambridge, MA
    
    Cambridge, MA
    Earth and Planetary Sciences
    Graduate study leading up to the Ph.D. degree is supervised by a faculty advisory committee made up in accordance with each student's aims and interes...
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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  - Cambridge, MA
    
    Cambridge, MA
    Physics
    The Department of Physics offers a program of study leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Physics.
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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  - Cambridge, MA
    
    Cambridge, MA
    Astronomy
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston, MA
Boston University
Earth Sciences - Doctorate
Upcoming Start Date: March 19, 2019
We offer a diverse graduate curriculum emphasizing quantitative approaches towards applied and basic research topics. M.A. and Ph.D. degrees each involve integration of field, analytical, and theoretical methodologies.
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- Boston, MA
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    Boston, MA
    Astronomy
    Upcoming Start Date: March 19, 2019
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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  - Boston, MA
    
    Boston, MA
    Graduate Study in Physics - Doctorate
    Upcoming Start Date: March 19, 2019
    Research in a large number of fields is being carried out in the Physics Department at Boston University. The University has extensive research laboratories, a state-of-the-art Scientific Instrument Facility and Electronics Design Facility and a new Pow...
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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  - Boston, MA
    
    Boston, MA
    Geography - Doctorate
    Upcoming Start Date: March 19, 2019
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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  - Boston, MA
    
    Boston, MA
    Chemistry - Doctorate
    Upcoming Start Date: March 19, 2019
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA

Woods Hole, MA
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Oceanography and Applied Ocean Science and Engineering
The Joint Program of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers doctoral degrees in oceanography and applied ocean science and engineering. More than 160 scientists/faculty from the two institutions par...
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

Worcester, MA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Physics
WPI physics graduate programs prepare students for careers in research which require a highdegree of initiative and responsibility. Prospective employers are industrial laboratories, governmentor non-profit research centers, or colleges and universities...
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- Worcester, MA
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    Worcester, MA
    Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Because graduate education in chemistry and biochemistry is primarily research-oriented, there are no formal departmental course requirements in the graduate program. However, it is expected that each graduate student will take graduate-level courses in...
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Chestnut Hill, MA
Boston College
Physics
The primary focus of the department’s activity is cutting edge research. By concentrating that research in experimental and theoretical condensed matter physics, over a relatively short period of time we have become one of the leading condensed matter d...
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- Chestnut Hill, MA
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    Chestnut Hill, MA
    Chemistry
    Welcome to the Chemistry Department at Boston College. We hope that you will take this opportunity to learn more about our dynamic research community. Our department is made up of nearly 200 scientists studying all phases of contemporary chemical scienc...
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Cambridge, MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chemistry
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- Cambridge, MA
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    Cambridge, MA
    Graduate program in Physics
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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  - Cambridge, MA
    
    Cambridge, MA
    Geology
    The Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) consists of approximately 40 faculty, 180 graduate students, 40 undergraduate stud...
    Program: Campus
    Degree: Doctorate
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Clark University
Worcester, MA

Worcester, MA
Clark University
Physics
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Tufts University
Medford, MA

Medford, MA
Tufts University
Graduate Program in Chemistry - Doctorate
The graduate program in Chemistry at Tufts University is large enough to foster stimulating interaction among colleagues, but small enough to have a very favorable student/faculty ratio. Students become well acquainted with the faculty and, based on mut...
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