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Geological & Earth Sciences at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. 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.

San Jose State Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geology

San Jose State Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Geology Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 geology majors earned their master's degree from San Jose State. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from San Jose 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 San Jose 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 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 CA, the home state for San Jose 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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