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With a Ph.D., individuals have access to a more advanced job market, greater career opportunities, and the ability to make more money in their career than individuals without an advanced degree. So just what is a Ph.D. in Geography? Students must have first earned a bachelor’s degree and possibly a master’s degree before earning their doctorate. A Ph.D. can be earned in about four to s… Read more

With a Ph.D., individuals have access to a more advanced job market, greater career opportunities, and the ability to make more money in their career than individuals without an advanced degree.

So just what is a Ph.D. in Geography? Students must have first earned a bachelor’s degree and possibly a master’s degree before earning their doctorate. A Ph.D. can be earned in about four to six years, depending on the amount of time students are able to devote to their studies and if they are able to pass the necessary courses on time. Courses cover topics such as maps, theories and methods in geography, cultural and political geography, and research and analysis of geographical information. Students may be able to focus their geography degree on human geography, cartography, urban geography, or physical geography, among others.

There are several reasons why individuals may want to earn a Ph.D. in Geography. Students can improve their basic job skills, such as reading and writing, while also gaining a wealth of knowledge in their field and hands-on experience under the tutelage of experienced instructors.

The cost to earn a doctorate degree can vary depending on a variety of factors, including any previously earned higher education credits, the country of school, and the length of the academic program. Prospective students should contact schools about tuition, fees and scholarship opportunities.

Individuals who graduate with a Ph.D. in Geography often have a multitude of career choices available to them. Some graduates choose to work as city planners, others may find employment with environmental organizations, and still others may decide to become travel guides. Many graduates also choose to return to academia and join the faculty at an academic institution teaching classes in geography or other related fields.

Earning your Ph.D. can lead to a successful and profitable career in geography. To start earning your doctoral degree, first search for your program below and contact directly the admission office of the school of your choice by filling in the lead form.

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Ph.D. in Demography

Charles University Faculty of Science

Prague, Czech Republic

Demography is the scientific study of human population dynamics. It encompasses the study of the size, structure, and distribution of populations, and how populations change o ... +

Demography is the scientific study of human population dynamics. It encompasses the study of the size, structure, and distribution of populations, and how populations change over time due to births, deaths, and migration including related events of marriages, divorces, and abortions. The relationships between economic, social, cultural, and biological environments and population development in terms of causes and effects (including forecasting) are the object of population studies in a broader sense. Demography compiles and analyzes data that are useful for various disciplines dealing with human populations such as economics, sociology, social medicine, anthropology, historiography, social geography, ecology, etc. Outcomes of demographic studies are important for public administration, policymaking, health service organization, educational system, insurance companies, etc. -

PhD

Full-time

4 years

English

Online & Campus Combined

Campus

Online

PhD in Geometry, Topology, Global Analysis and General Structures

Charles University Faculty of Mathematics and Physics

Prague, Czech Republic

The program "Geometry, Topology, and Global Analysis" offers to students a broad and deep knowledge in the selected areas. The aim is to train the students to be able to learn ... +

The program "Geometry, Topology, and Global Analysis" offers to students a broad and deep knowledge in the selected areas. The aim is to train the students to be able to learn and use new scientific achievements, mathematical methods and theories, independently develop and apply them, and present the results at international conferences and meetings. The program prepares students to pursue an academic career at universities, scientific institutes, and also in companies and firms having applied research and development branches. -

PhD

Full-time

4 years

English

Online & Campus Combined

Campus

Online

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Geosciences

UAEU United Arab Emirates University

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

The Ph.D. program in Geology is available for students who have successfully completed a Master Degree in Geology or Earth Sciences from a university acceptable to the UAEU. T ... +

The Ph.D. program in Geology is available for students who have successfully completed a Master Degree in Geology or Earth Sciences from a university acceptable to the UAEU. The program offered by the Geology Department requires the student to complete 54 credit hours comprising 24 credit hours of course work and 30 credit hours of original research leading to a Ph.D. thesis. -

PhD

Full-time

Part-time

4 years

English

Aug 2021

28 Feb 2021

Campus

Doctoral Studies

University Oradea

Oradea, Romania

The University of Oradea offers the opportunity to continue academic studies at the doctoral level in 18 fields, namely: Philology, Theology, Geography, History, Sociology, Me ... +

The University of Oradea offers the opportunity to continue academic studies at the doctoral level in 18 fields, namely: Philology, Theology, Geography, History, Sociology, Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology, Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Agronomy, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering and Management, Mathematics, Electronic Engineering Telecommunications and Information Technologies. -

PhD

Full-time

3 - 4 years

English

Sep 2020

Campus

PhD in Geology

China University of Petroleum

Beijing, China

Geology is a program that studies material compositions, internal structure and external features of earth, mutual interactions between earths and the history of the evolution ... +

Geology is a program that studies material compositions, internal structure and external features of earth, mutual interactions between earths and the history of the evolution of earth. -

PhD

Full-time

4 years

Chinese

Sep 2020

Campus

PhD in Geography

QUB Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS)

Belfast, United Kingdom

The research undertaken within Geography falls under two interdisciplinary Research Clusters; Environmental Change & Resilience (ECR) and Culture & Society (C&S). ... +

The research undertaken within Geography falls under two interdisciplinary Research Clusters; Environmental Change & Resilience (ECR) and Culture & Society (C&S). Physical Geography-related projects focus on themes such as long-term landscape and environmental change, the resilience of ecosystems, environmental change impacts on heritage structures, and analysis of contaminated lands. -

PhD

Full-time

Part-time

3 years

Bengali

Campus

Ph.D. in Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing

Pavol Jozef Safarik University Faculty of Science

Košice, Slovakia

Our doctoral program in Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing (GIS & RS) links to the research and education expertise of the Institute of Geography, Faculty of Science, Pavol ... +

Our doctoral program in Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing (GIS & RS) links to the research and education expertise of the Institute of Geography, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice. The academic personnel and technology infrastructure of the Institute of Geography provides very favorable conditions to support the GIS & RS study. The ongoing and past research projects and published results provide evidence of our know-how and its scientific relevance. -

PhD

Full-time

4 years

English

Sep 2020

Campus

PhD Geological Engineering

Botswana International University Of Science And Technology

Palapye, Botswana

This program aims at providing, through research, the specialisation in the concepts and modern methods of Mineral Exploration, Geotechnical Engineering, Mineralogy, Petrology ... +

This program aims at providing, through research, the specialisation in the concepts and modern methods of Mineral Exploration, Geotechnical Engineering, Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, Economic Geology and Hydrogeology. -

PhD

English

Sep 2020

Campus

PhD in Geography

University of Johannesburg

Johannesburg, South Africa

The purpose of the Ph.D. in Geography is to provide qualifying students with an in-depth understanding and integrated knowledge of advanced applicable theory in the field of g ... +

The purpose of the Ph.D. in Geography is to provide qualifying students with an in-depth understanding and integrated knowledge of advanced applicable theory in the field of geography. -

PhD

Full-time

3 years

English

Jan 2021

Campus

PhD Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy

The University of Nottingham - Faculty of Engineering

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Engineering surveying and space geodesy is the application of science and technology for the measurement and the representation of the Earth. Research involved can cover a ran ... +

Engineering surveying and space geodesy is the application of science and technology for the measurement and the representation of the Earth. Research involved can cover a range of disciplines including geospatial engineering and monitoring; photogrammetry and remote sensing; the technology and applications of satellite navigation systems, such as GPS and Galileo; integrated positioning technology; environmental and atmospheric monitoring; physical and space geodesy. -

PhD

Full-time

3 years

English

Campus

Doctorate in Territory and Society. Historical Evolution in a Tricontinental Space (Africa, America and Europe)

Universidad de La Laguna

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

The Doctorate in Territory and Society. Historical Evolution of a Tricontinental Space (Africa, America and Europe) (DOCTESO), is the result of the synergy of researchers who ... +

The Doctorate in Territory and Society. Historical Evolution of a Tricontinental Space (Africa, America and Europe) (DOCTESO), is the result of the synergy of researchers who develop their work in the fields of geography, history, archeology, the study of religions and sciences of the Faculties of Geography and History of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) and the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL). -

PhD

Full-time

Part-time

Spanish, English

Sep 2020

Campus

PhD in Applied Geology

National Central University

Hsinchu, Taiwan

The institute has actively engaged in teaching and research in applied geological sciences. Founded in 1991, this Institute now has fifteen full-time and five adjunct faculty ... +

The institute has actively engaged in teaching and research in applied geological sciences. Founded in 1991, this Institute now has fifteen full-time and five adjunct faculty members, offering both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees with emphasizing on the impact assessment of geohazards, geo-environments, and geo-resources. -

PhD

Full-time

English

Campus

Ph.D. in Physical Geography and Geoecology

Charles University Faculty of Science

Prague, Czech Republic

The post-graduate study subject "Physical Geography" links up with the magister study subject of the same name. In its specializations, the post-graduate study subject covers ... +

The post-graduate study subject "Physical Geography" links up with the magister study subject of the same name. In its specializations, the post-graduate study subject covers the whole spectrum of physical geography: a) It develops individual basic scientific disciplines studying partial subsystems of the landscape sphere: Geomorphology and Palaeogeography of the Quaternary, Climatology, and Meteorology, Hydrology, Biogeography, Pedogeography, and Geoecology. b) It is concerned with the synthesis of the geographical environment, ensured by complex physical geography. Besides the relations between natural components of the geographical environment, it also covers interactions of physical-geographical and social-economic spheres. -

PhD

Full-time

4 years

English

Online & Campus Combined

Campus

Online

Ph.D. in General Issues in Geography

Charles University Faculty of Science

Prague, Czech Republic

General Issues in Geography as a program of doctoral studies constitute an effort to find the touching/intersected topics that link the previous programs of doctoral studies. ... +

General Issues in Geography as a program of doctoral studies constitute an effort to find the touching/intersected topics that link the previous programs of doctoral studies. In fact, the rapid development of geographic fields in the past half a century brought about their exceptional differentiation, while the common denominator of the individual fields was weakened. -

PhD

Full-time

4 years

English

Online & Campus Combined

Campus

Online

Ph.D. in Geology

Charles University Faculty of Science

Prague, Czech Republic

Geological Sciences with the emphasis on stratigraphical and historical geology, structural geology, paleobotany, zoo-paleontology, mineralogy and crystallography, geochemistr ... +

Geological Sciences with the emphasis on stratigraphical and historical geology, structural geology, paleobotany, zoo-paleontology, mineralogy and crystallography, geochemistry, economic geology and geology of mineral deposits, and petrology. -

PhD

Full-time

4 years

English

Online & Campus Combined

Campus

Online