Comparison

PhD Earth Sciences: 3 programmes side by side

Every programme here is PhD Earth Sciences — same subject, same level, so the columns are genuine alternatives. Compared on the awarding university and its grade, duration, tuition, delivery and language.
Removed from this comparison: Doctor of Education (EdD) — a comparison only helps when the programmes are alternatives to each other, so we keep a single subject per table.
Programme PhD in Geological and Ea...Earth Sciences - WaterPhD in Geological and Ea...
University University of Cincinnati University of Waterloo University of Hawaii at Manoa
University grade C- A- D+
Degree level PhD PhD PhD
Field / subject Earth Sciences Earth Sciences Earth Sciences
Duration — 4 yrs —
Tuition — $14,792 —
Delivery — — —
Language — — —
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What these universities cost, and what graduates earn

University of Cincinnati: debt vs salary → University of Hawaii at Manoa: debt vs salary →

How to read this table

University grade is our A–F assessment of the awarding institution, built only on published data — QS standing, admission rate, graduation rate and graduate earnings where each is available. It grades the university, not this specific programme.

Tuition is the published figure for the programme as the university states it; a blank cell means the institution has not published one, and we would rather show nothing than an estimate. Fees for international students frequently differ from the headline number, so treat it as a starting point and confirm on the programme page.

Duration assumes full-time study. Where a programme runs part-time or by distance learning, the delivery row says so — and the calendar length will be longer than the figure shown.