American Museum of Natural History
Richard Gilder Graduate School

On October 23, 2006, the museum launched the Richard Gilder Graduate School, becoming the first American museum in the United States to award doctoral degrees in its own name. The school is named for businessman Richard Gilder, who contributed $50 million toward the school. Accredited in 2009, the school had 11 students enrolled in 2011, who work closely with curators and have access to the collections. The first seven graduates were awarded their degrees in 2013. The AMNH offers a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Earth Science and a PhD in Comparative Biology.

The MAT Earth Science Residency program was launched in 2012 to address a critical shortage of qualified science teachers in New York state. In 2015, the MAT program officially joined the Richard Gilder Graduate School, with the NYS Board of Regents authorizing the Gilder School to grant the MAT degree.
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