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Geological & Earth Sciences at University of California - San Diego

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Geological & Earth Sciences at University of California - San Diego

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 University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 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.

UCSD Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCSD Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

58% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 38 students who earned a master's degree in Geological & Earth Sciences from UCSD in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from UCSD, 66% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. 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 University of California - San Diego with a master's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 25
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 University of California - San Diego.

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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