Chemistry (MS)
Cornell University · Ithaca, United States
About this programme
The M.S. program requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework. As the academic backgrounds and personal/professional goals of each student will differ, we anticipate significant diversity in the programs of study in the M.S. degree and therefore do not prescribe a rigid set of courses as prerequisites or requirements; we would ordinarily anticipate that the majority of the credits are taken in chemistry and closely related subjects, and at suitably high levels. Your program of study will be adapted to your individual interests and needs in consultation with the M.S. graduate program director and will likely include coursework selected from across Cornell’s campus. The Graduate School program requirements include no less than two semesters in residence, though our admitted applicants have generally found that three semesters represent a more typical time to completion of all program requirements. There can be no guarantee that all admitted students will progress at the same rate.
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Sciences
- Tuition
- $29,500 / year
- English
- IELTS 7
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- Fall
Entry requirements
All Graduate School requirements , including the English language proficiency requirement for all applicants Letters of recommendation: two (minimum) or three (maximum) GRE general required Academic statement of purpose Resume Writing sample. There is no need to create a new piece of writing, and we would generally prefer not to receive an example of scientific writing. If you have any other sample of English writing–a history paper, an essay, a poem–of short length, that should be more than adequate. Admissions
Visa
- Visa required
- F-1 Academic Student
- Application fee
- USD 185 (MRV application fee)
- Processing time
- 4 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (6)
- AAUW International FellowshipsFully funded · Deadline November each year
- Fulbright Foreign Student ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically February-October
- Hubert Humphrey Fellowship ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically May-August
- Smithsonian Institution FellowshipsFully funded · Varies: most November
- Boren FellowshipsPartial funding · Deadline 2027-01-20
- P.E.O. International Peace ScholarshipPartial funding · Deadline 2026-12-15