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Geological & Earth Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield

If you are interested in studying geological and earth sciences, you may want to check out the program at Missouri State University - Springfield. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a total student population of 23,505. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

Missouri State Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geology

Missouri State Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Geology Student Demographics at Missouri State

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

Missouri State Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

38% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in geology from Missouri State. About 62% were men and 38% were women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from Missouri State, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 3
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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Natural Sciences Managers 670 $116,190
Chemistry Professors 360 $89,340
Geoscientists 230 $70,340
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 40 $85,330

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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