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Geological & Earth Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Every geological and earth sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geology program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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.

RPI Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geology

RPI Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

50% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in geology from RPI. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from RPI, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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 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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Chemistry Professors 2,270 $102,260
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 880 $108,020
Geoscientists 700 $76,360
Hydrologists 170 $75,560

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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