Geology/Earth Science, General

STEM • Physical Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems.

Numbers at a glance

88th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
384
Colleges offer it
5,321
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
3,132
Women
2,189

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Washington State University113
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus108
Mississippi State University80
Texas A & M University-College Station80
University of North Carolina at Charlotte69
University of Colorado Boulder68
University of Arizona66
Texas Tech University59
West Virginia University57
University of California-Santa Cruz49
Average public university graduating class: 17 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Columbia University in the City of New York38
Stanford University34
Brigham Young University-Provo22
Carleton College21
Princeton University16
Colgate University16
St Lawrence University15
The College of Wooster14
Occidental College13
Smith College13
Average private university graduating class: 7 students.

O's Insights on Geology/Earth Science, General

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 86% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other 572 56
Geological/Geophysical Engineering 247 14
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