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Geological & Earth Sciences at Murray State University

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Murray State University

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

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and has a total student population of 9,449. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

Murray State Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geology

Murray State Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Geology Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in geology from Murray State in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from Murray State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $110,070
Geoscientists 210 $73,230
Chemistry Professors 160 $68,760

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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