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Geological & Earth Sciences at Georgia State University

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Georgia State University

If you plan to study geological and earth sciences, take a look at what Georgia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 36,360. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

Georgia State Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geology

Georgia State Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Geology Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

48% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geology program at Georgia State awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 52% of these degrees went to men with the other 48% going to women.

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In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Geoscientists 490 $68,860
Chemistry Professors 300 $96,420
Hydrologists 70 $105,230
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 60 $118,930

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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