Earth and Environmental Engineering
Carbon Management, MS
Gain a thorough understanding of issues related to the production and mitigation of CO2, including scientific, economic, and policy considerations.
Prepare to create and implement multi-faceted solutions to the problem of anthropogenic CO2 with an in-depth grasp of the issues involved. In the MS in Carbon Management program at Columbia Engineering, you’ll be grounded in a rigorous understanding of the technical aspects of the field and broaden your perspective through faculty expertise from across the university in areas like economics and public policy.
Whether you’re an engineer looking for specialized knowledge in technologies surrounding carbon capture, a policy researcher desiring greater depth in this area, or a corporate officer tasked with creating practical measures to reduce your company’s carbon footprint, our flexible curriculum allows you to customize your training to your unique career path.
Why Get your Master's in Carbon Management at Columbia Engineering?
Columbia gives you a rigorous Ivy League education in the heart of a vibrant global city for an experience unlike any place else.
As a student here, you’ll benefit from:
- Rigorous, Multi-Dimensional Program
Develop a nuanced understanding of the issues. The program draws on the strengths of several departments within a world-leading research university, giving you exposure to the most up-to-date technology and the sharpest policy thinking for training that is both technically sound and broad in scope.
- Faculty Who Are Leaders in the Field
Learn from active scholars working in collaborative environments like the Earth Engineering Center and the Earth Institute who are pioneering research in areas like energy recovery from waste materials and carbon sequestration technology.
- Program Flexibility
Tailor your preparation to your career goals. Your choice of electives and research activity means you can dive deep into the areas that matter to you, whether you’d like to focus on policy and economics or data science and climate modeling.
- Robust Research Opportunities
Choose up to 6 credits of research, culminating in a publishable master’s thesis. You’ll find an incredible breadth of opportunities to join in faculty research projects in the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering and within cross-disciplinary research centers across the university.