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Geological & Earth Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a geology school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's geology program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 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.

Columbia Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

Columbia Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

81% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geology program at Columbia awarded 26 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

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In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Chemistry Professors 2,270 $102,260
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 880 $108,020
Geoscientists 700 $76,360
Hydrologists 170 $75,560

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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