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Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Pay figures are each school's median earnings five years after graduation for THIS major (College Scorecard). The spread is real: where you study it changes what it pays. Click a column to sort.

372
schools offer it
4,239
grads per year
$59,465
median pay 5 yrs out
$54,750-$64,634
typical range

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SchoolDiv StateGrads/yr Median pay 5 yrs out
Southern New Hampshire UniversityD2NH91$62,360
University of WashingtonD1WA89$61,331
Pennsylvania State UniversityD1PA82$82,224
University of PittsburghD1PA82$59,465
Mississippi State UniversityD1MS70$54,013
The University of North Carolina at CharlotteD1NC70$54,869
Texas A&M University, College StationD1TX65$72,906
University of ArizonaD1AZ64$66,461
University of California, Santa BarbaraD1CA54$71,720
University of MichiganD1MI54$55,772
University at Buffalo, the State University of New YorkD1NY45$64,138
University of Texas at AustinD1TX43$61,340
Western Washington UniversityD2WA41$56,680
University of Nevada, Las VegasD1NV39$44,011
California Polytechnic State UniversityD1CA38$69,227
Purdue UniversityD1IN37n/a
North Carolina State UniversityD1NC34$61,023
Louisiana State UniversityD1LA33$64,709
Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaD2PA33$55,028
Lock Haven University of PennsylvaniaD2PA33$55,028
Mansfield University of PennsylvaniaD2PA33$55,028
Miami University (Ohio)D1OH32$53,128
University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleD1TN32$47,395
Stanford UniversityD1CA32n/a
University of California, BerkeleyD1CA31$74,453
University of Illinois ChicagoD1IL29$61,206
Fort Hays State UniversityD2KS29n/a
College of Charleston (South Carolina)D1SC28$59,731
California State University, FullertonD1CA27$79,103
California State Polytechnic University, HumboldtD2CA27$48,634
University of FloridaD1FL27$53,189
University of South FloridaD1FL27$61,397
University of OklahomaD1OK27$85,207
University of South Carolina, ColumbiaD1SC27$70,284
Portland State UniversityD1OR26$58,152
University of UtahD1UT26$62,867
James Madison UniversityD1VA26$56,834
U.S. Coast Guard AcademyD3CT25n/a
Appalachian State UniversityD1NC25$52,194
Central Washington UniversityD2WA25$55,728
Colorado State UniversityD1CO24$75,612
Georgia State UniversityD1GA24$58,338
Michigan State UniversityD1MI24$61,145
University of North Carolina WilmingtonD1NC24$51,481
Dartmouth CollegeD1NH23n/a
Montclair State UniversityD3NJ23$65,826
State University of New York at GeneseoD3NY23$55,018
Kent State UniversityD1OH22$47,238
University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireD3WI22$53,031
University of Wisconsin-MadisonD1WI22$71,564
California State University, NorthridgeD1CA21n/a
Georgia Institute of TechnologyD1GA21n/a
University of OregonD1OR21$52,007
University of Texas at San AntonioD1TX21$56,304
Columbia University-Barnard CollegeD1NY20n/a
Binghamton UniversityD1NY20$53,761
Texas Tech UniversityD1TX20$57,013
University of California, DavisD1CA19$66,050
University of ConnecticutD1CT19$69,610
Illinois State UniversityD1IL19$53,272
Wayne State University (Michigan)D2MI19$51,696
Oregon State UniversityD1OR19$67,728
University of HoustonD1TX19$71,224
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityD1VA19$68,645
Florida Atlantic UniversityD1FL18n/a
Lehigh UniversityD1PA18$80,740
University of PennsylvaniaD1PA18n/a
Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaD2PA18$60,323
Iowa State UniversityD1IA17$54,750
University of North Carolina, Chapel HillD1NC17n/a
University of AkronD1OH17$60,028
University of Texas at ArlingtonD1TX17$53,275
George Mason UniversityD1VA17$53,441
California State University, San BernardinoD2CA16n/a
Eastern Connecticut State UniversityD3CT16$61,928
Boise State UniversityD1ID16$58,595
Brown UniversityD1RI16n/a
University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaD1TN16n/a
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshD3WI16n/a
University of California, San DiegoD1CA15n/a
University of IowaD1IA15n/a
University of Nevada, RenoD1NV15n/a
Kean UniversityD3NJ15$56,295
The Ohio State UniversityD1OH15$50,483
University of Texas at DallasD2TX15$58,840
California State University, BakersfieldD1CA14$69,989
California State University, SacramentoD1CA14$81,480
Fort Lewis CollegeD2CO14$49,889
University of Northern ColoradoD1CO14$57,989
Grand Valley State UniversityD2MI14$61,868
Western Michigan UniversityD1MI14$58,164
University of MontanaD1MT14n/a
University of Nebraska-LincolnD1NE14n/a
Cornell UniversityD1NY14n/a
Brooklyn CollegeD3NY14n/a
State University of New York at New PaltzD3NY14$56,558
Oklahoma State UniversityD1OK14n/a
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaD2PA14$71,514
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaD2PA14$61,088
Clemson UniversityD1SC14n/a
University of AlabamaD1AL13$60,104
University of Arkansas, FayettevilleD1AR13$49,730
Georgia Southern UniversityD1GA13$62,838
Macalester CollegeD3MN13n/a
The University of Southern MississippiD1MS13$66,142
Missouri State UniversityD1MO13$55,371
Rowan UniversityD3NJ13n/a
University of Rhode IslandD1RI13$40,858
East Tennessee State UniversityD1TN13n/a
Tennessee Technological UniversityD1TN13$53,479
Trinity University (Texas)D3TX13n/a
Pennsylvania Western University, CaliforniaD2PA13$55,447
Pennsylvania Western University, ClarionD2PA13$55,447
Pennsylvania Western University, EdinboroD2PA13$55,447
Long Beach State UniversityD1CA12n/a
University of California, Los AngelesD1CA12$79,143
Ball State UniversityD1IN12n/a
Bowdoin CollegeD3ME12n/a
University of MaineD1ME12n/a
Williams CollegeD3MA12n/a