College Park,
MD,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc in Astronomy in College Park United States | University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
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College Park United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
32,490
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
18 months
The Astronomy Department provides a PhD program, with students usually obtaining a Master of Science degree by their second year. The curriculum includes comprehensive coursework spanning diverse astronomical disciplines. Faculty research specialties encompass comets, interplanetary particles, planetary motion, exoplanets, stellar and planetary birth, millimeter-wave astronomy, interstellar matter, black holes, active galactic nuclei, time-variable cosmic phenomena, galactic development, plasma astrophysics, high-energy cosmic processes, theoretical and computational astrophysics, and cosmological studies.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
Statement of Purpose
Transcripts (translated into English). You must have an overall grade point average of 3.0. An unofficial transcript is sufficient, upon enrollment, students are asked to submit hard copies of official transcripts to the University.
TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)
Letters of Recommendation (3)
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (optional)
GRE Subject (Physics) (optional)
CV/Resume
Supplementary Application
Description of Research/Work Experience: 1-2 page description of research and relevant work experience. It should include the topic of research, where it took place and who supervised it, the description of the actual activity (for example, data reduction for a ground-based optical FTS instrument, wrote reduction software in Python), whether there were resulting publications, what you learned from pursuing this activity, and what motivated you to pursue it. Note: Please do not upload documents for the Writing Samples. (The admissions committee will not read these.)
Students who enter the graduate program are normally expected to have strong backgrounds in astronomy, physics, and mathematics (equivalent to a B.S. in Astronomy or Physics). A student with deficiencies in one of these areas may be admitted but will be expected to remedy such deficiencies as soon as possible.
iBT TOEFL - 96 Overall (Speaking 22, Listening 24, Reading 26, Writing 24)
IELTS - 7 Overall (Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7, Speaking 6.5)
Transcripts (translated into English). You must have an overall grade point average of 3.0. An unofficial transcript is sufficient, upon enrollment, students are asked to submit hard copies of official transcripts to the University.
TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)
Letters of Recommendation (3)
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (optional)
GRE Subject (Physics) (optional)
CV/Resume
Supplementary Application
Description of Research/Work Experience: 1-2 page description of research and relevant work experience. It should include the topic of research, where it took place and who supervised it, the description of the actual activity (for example, data reduction for a ground-based optical FTS instrument, wrote reduction software in Python), whether there were resulting publications, what you learned from pursuing this activity, and what motivated you to pursue it. Note: Please do not upload documents for the Writing Samples. (The admissions committee will not read these.)
Students who enter the graduate program are normally expected to have strong backgrounds in astronomy, physics, and mathematics (equivalent to a B.S. in Astronomy or Physics). A student with deficiencies in one of these areas may be admitted but will be expected to remedy such deficiencies as soon as possible.
iBT TOEFL - 96 Overall (Speaking 22, Listening 24, Reading 26, Writing 24)
IELTS - 7 Overall (Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7, Speaking 6.5)
Tuition
USD
32,490