Why Earn your PhD in Applied Mathematics at Columbia?
Columbia gives you a rigorous Ivy League education in the heart of a vibrant global city for unmatched opportunities and impact.
As a student, you’ll benefit from:
- New York City
Join top talent in one of the world’s most exciting and influential cities. Students choose Columbia Engineering over MIT, Berkeley, and others because of the New York City ecosystem of research and enterprise that can’t be found anywhere else.
- An Environment of Innovation
Our faculty lead the world in innovative research, generating new knowledge, patents, and startups at a staggering rate. When you work with the very best faculty, you acquire the experience and habits of mind to follow in their footsteps for leadership in the field. What you discover, make, and do here will be the best work you have ever done — but only the beginning of the best work you will do.
- Broad Research Opportunities
Find a place to make your mark. In addition to multiple areas of ongoing research within the department, faculty also have strong connections with interdisciplinary laboratories and research centers including the Data Science Institute and Learning the Earth with Artificial Intelligence and Physics, an NSF Science and Technology Center.
- Columbia University
With a PhD from Columbia, you’ll join one of the world’s most international, accomplished networks of researchers and alumni. Your Ivy League credential will open doors wherever you go and the relationships you build here will accelerate your career.
Why Earn your EngScD in Civil Engineering at Columbia?
Columbia gives you a rigorous Ivy League education in the heart of a vibrant global city for unmatched opportunities and impact.
As a student, you’ll benefit from:
- New York City
Join top talent in one of the world’s most exciting and influential cities. Students choose Columbia Engineering over MIT, Berkeley, and others because of the New York City ecosystem of research and enterprise that can’t be found anywhere else.
- Outstanding Facilities
Access the most advanced equipment and lab spaces to explore course concepts, develop your research abilities, and gain confidence with cutting-edge technology and techniques. Our Strength of Materials Laboratory is the largest on campus and incorporates labs for Soil Mechanics, Hydrologic Research, Structural Deterioration Research, Sustainable Engineering and Materials, and more.
- Faculty Who Are Leaders in the Field
Join a department full of scholars who aren’t just teaching you principles but pioneering their application through research in areas like advanced materials, computational mechanics, geotechnical engineering, multi-hazard risk assessment and mitigation, and transportation engineering.
- Columbia University
With a doctorate from Columbia, you’ll join one of the world’s most international, accomplished networks of researchers and alumni. Your Ivy League credential will open doors wherever you go and the relationships you build here will accelerate your career.