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Geological & Earth Sciences at Boise State University

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Boise State University

Every geological and earth sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geology program at Boise State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and approximately 24,069 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in geology.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geological & Earth Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Boise State Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geology
  • Doctorate Degree in Geology

Boise State Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #111 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at Boise State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at Boise State University.

Boise State Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

64% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 geology majors earned their master's degree from Boise State. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from Boise State, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 18% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boise State University with a master's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Geology Grads May Go Into

A degree in geology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation Jobs in ID Average Salary in ID
Natural Sciences Managers 360 $93,940
Hydrologists 290 $47,990
Geoscientists 90 $88,060

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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