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Geological & Earth Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

Purdue Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geology
  • Doctorate Degree in Geology

Purdue Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

55% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geology program at Purdue awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women.

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In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 18% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus 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 1
White 4
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers 1,720 $65,270
Geoscientists 390 $61,870
Chemistry Professors 370 $91,480
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 130 $96,440
Hydrologists 50 $87,930

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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