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Geological & Earth Sciences at San Diego State University

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Geological & Earth Sciences at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

SDSU Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

SDSU Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #90 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geology program at SDSU awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from SDSU, 80% 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 20% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University 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 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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Geoscientists 4,100 $97,550
Chemistry Professors 1,570 $116,530
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 1,310 $124,250
Hydrologists 730 $99,080

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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