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Geophysics & Seismology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Geophysics & Seismology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Every geophysics & seismology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geophysics program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 students attend the school each year.

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

MIT Geophysics & Seismology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geophysics

MIT Geophysics & Seismology Rankings

Geophysics Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geophysics majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Geophysics & Seismology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geophysics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in geophysics.

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

Careers That Geophysics Grads May Go Into

A degree in geophysics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 420 $137,740
Geoscientists 400 $87,650

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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