地球和环境科学的研究生课程旨在使学生能够出于专业或个人原因在部门的各个领域继续深造，以进一步为教学职业或需要高级培训的职业做准备。对于文理专业的学生，​​研究生课程旨在为在地球和环境科学领域的深入研究提供机会。该计划通过选修课提供了足够的灵活性，因此可以强调（1）环境地质学，（2）变质和火成岩地质学，（3）沉积学，地层学和古生物学，或者（4）海洋学和海洋地质学。夏季，大多数海洋学和海洋地质重点课程将在新泽西州海洋科学联合会的各个地点进行。该课程为32个学期。
The graduate programs in earth and environmental science are designed to enable the student to pursue further study in the various areas of the department for professional or personal reasons, to further his/her preparation for the teaching profession or for a career requiring advanced training. For the arts and science student, a graduate program is designed to give opportunity for in-depth study in the broad field of earth and environmental science. The program provides sufficient flexibility through electives so that emphasis in (1) environmental geology, (2) metamorphic and igneous geology, (3) sedimentology, stratigraphy, and paleobiology or, (4) oceanography and marine geology is possible. Most of the courses for the oceanography and marine geology emphasis will be taken at the various sites of the New Jersey Marine Science Consortium during the summer.