Overview

The Climate programme from Columbia University provides core climate knowledge, applied learning, skill-building, and professional development, and integrates climate justice and equity throughout the curriculum.

Key facts

Through its advanced certificates, students will be equipped with the in-depth knowledge to work at the intersection of climate and analytics, food security, or disaster management.

The programme’s climate core curriculum centers on scientific understanding of climate, advanced quantitative methods, mitigation pathways, adaptation strategies and policies, justice frameworks, and societal impacts.

These foundational courses provide students with essential tools to collaborate on, design, and communicate pathways for societies to reduce and adapt to the many facets of climate change. Below are short descriptions of each core course.

Professional Pathways

The climate crisis is a problem of massive scale, complexity, and compounding impact. Society requires knowledgeable leaders to work with businesses, communities, governments, and civil society to develop just climate solutions across multiple industries, sectors, roles, and geographic scales.

The MS in Climate’s curriculum prepares students to be climate practitioners. Graduates will be qualified to communicate the value and impact of climate-related initiatives, build and steward partnerships to accelerate action and progress, and apply analytical and systems thinking skills that will qualify them for a range of jobs and sectors.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Quantitative Methods for Climate Applications

Dynamics of Climate Variability and Change

Climate Justice: Theory, Practice, and Policy

Climate Change Mitigation

Climate Change Adaptation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

50 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manhattan, United States

Disciplines

Climate Studies & Meteorology View 82 other Masters in Climate Studies & Meteorology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Applicants to the Columbia Climate School graduate programs must hold the equivalent of a four-year U.S. bachelor's degree from an accredited institution prior to matriculation.

We also expect that applicants will have some previous training (via coursework or professional experience) in the natural and/or social sciences related to your area of interest.

Statement of Purpose

Transcripts

CV/Resume

Quantitative Resume (only required for the MS in Climate Finance)

Two letters of recommendation (one must be from academic recommenders)

TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo scores for international students

Application Fee

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

32000 USD / year

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Out-of-State

32000 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

32000 USD / year

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Living costs

Manhattan

United States

2638 - 5751 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

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Duration

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Credits

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Academic requirements

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