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Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

UW Seattle Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

78% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 geology majors earned their master's degree from UW Seattle. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from UW Seattle, 70% 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 17% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus 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 2
White 16
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers 1,810 $153,600
Geoscientists 880 $93,710
Chemistry Professors 570 $72,320
Hydrologists 380 $88,370
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 370 $95,530

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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