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

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

If you are interested in studying geology & earth sciences, you may want to check out the program at Columbia University in the City of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

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

Columbia Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology
  • Master’s Degree in Geology

Columbia Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #1 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 Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

69% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of geology master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from Columbia, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 5
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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
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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