Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

5,212 students earn a geological and earth sciences/geosciences credential each year across 486 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $39,696
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $58,338

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 417 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington130$33,1781 year out$65,534$22,905 2Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire91$45,7271 year out—$31,349 3University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington89$29,7241 year out$61,331$20,500 4Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania82$53,9081 year out$82,224$26,000 5University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania82$38,6521 year out$59,465$26,000 6Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi70$42,2981 year out$54,013$26,286 7University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina70$37,7171 year out$54,869$24,897 8Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas65$44,5851 year out$72,906$20,837 9University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona64$38,6171 year out$66,461$26,000 10University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California55$43,3621 year out$72,711$20,833 11University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California54$30,7591 year out$71,720$21,800 12University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan54$45,9741 year out$55,772$17,875 13University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York45$39,6961 year out$64,138$23,250 14United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland44—1 year out——15The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas43$42,0621 year out$61,340$16,487 16Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington41$36,8021 year out$56,680$26,158 17Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana39$29,0301 year out$50,960$22,250 18University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada39$41,9631 year out$44,011$16,298 19California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California38$48,4891 year out—$15,000 20Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana37$39,6921 year out—$16,000 21North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina34$38,8711 year out—$22,234 22Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana33$42,2181 year out$64,709$19,500 23Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania33$43,1121 year out$55,028$29,725 24Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio32$38,4781 year out$53,128$20,862 25The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee32$30,1011 year out$47,395$26,000 26Stanford UniversityStanford, California32—1 year out——27University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California31—1 year out$74,453—28University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois29$37,2801 year out—$27,000 29Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas29$43,4211 year out—$23,875 30University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming29$45,7581 year out$71,082$23,700 31College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina28$49,7861 year out$59,731$26,500 32California State University-FullertonFullerton, California27$35,5091 year out$79,103$15,125 33California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California27$29,4761 year out$48,634$20,526 34University of FloridaGainesville, Florida27$40,6911 year out$53,189$24,757 35University of South FloridaTampa, Florida27$48,5651 year out$61,397$24,002 36University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma27—1 year out—$29,250 37University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina27$38,4321 year out—$26,500 38Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon26$37,8311 year out$58,152$24,125 39University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah26$49,4461 year out——40James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia26$48,1181 year out$56,834$22,375 41University of California-IrvineIrvine, California25$38,8041 year out$71,246$15,000 42United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, Connecticut25—1 year out——43Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina25$35,0211 year out$52,194$22,853 44Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington25—1 year out$55,728—45Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado24$41,1581 year out$75,612$26,028 46Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia24$39,3751 year out$58,338$26,500 47Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan24$39,9971 year out$61,145$29,869 48University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina24$38,4591 year out$51,481$26,000 49Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire23—1 year out——50Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey23$43,9851 year out—$25,000 51SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, New York23$27,3951 year out—$24,275 52William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia23—1 year out——53University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico23—1 year out——54Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio22$40,0051 year out$47,238$27,000 55University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin22$44,2071 year out$53,031$21,000 56University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin22$43,0681 year out$71,564$25,000 57California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California21—1 year out——58Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia21—1 year out——59University of OregonEugene, Oregon21—1 year out—$29,145 60The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas21$42,7791 year out$56,304$18,969 61Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona20$42,5281 year out$51,211$22,000 62University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado20$46,2631 year out$61,825$25,000 63Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York20$34,6581 year out—$21,065 64Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York20—1 year out——65Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas20$49,7271 year out$57,013$25,750 66California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California19$49,4061 year out—$19,375 67University of California-DavisDavis, California19$43,4621 year out$66,050$16,416 68University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut19—1 year out——69Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois19—1 year out——70Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan19$30,7231 year out$51,696—71Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon19$39,4501 year out$67,728$15,000 72University of HoustonHouston, Texas19—1 year out$71,224$25,000 73Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia19—1 year out$68,645—74Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida18—1 year out——75Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania18—1 year out$80,740$19,707 76University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania18—1 year out——77Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania18$41,0941 year out$60,323$27,937 78Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington18—1 year out$61,402—79Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California17—1 year out——80Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho17—1 year out$60,999—81Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa17$50,1501 year out$54,750$26,250 82University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina17—1 year out——83University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio17$39,6781 year out$60,028$27,000 84The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas17$42,7881 year out$53,275$27,931 85George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia17—1 year out——86University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida17$40,6911 year out$53,189$24,757 87California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California16—1 year out——88Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, Connecticut16$43,9151 year out$61,928$26,000 89Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho16$31,7011 year out$58,595$27,299 90Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island16—1 year out——91The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee16—1 year out——92University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin16—1 year out——93University of California-MercedMerced, California16—1 year out——94University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California15—1 year out——95University of IowaIowa City, Iowa15—1 year out——96University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana15—1 year out$42,590—97University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada15$39,5531 year out—$23,250 98Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey15$50,6451 year out$56,295$27,000 99Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio15$41,1561 year out$50,483$26,000 100The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas15—1 year out—$25,500

Associate programs — 66 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas8—1 year out——2Sierra CollegeRocklin, California7—1 year out——3Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California6—1 year out——4Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California5—1 year out——5Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah5—1 year out——6Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California4—1 year out——7Middlesex CollegeEdison, New Jersey4—1 year out——8Fresno City CollegeFresno, California3—1 year out——9Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California3—1 year out——10Ventura CollegeVentura, California3—1 year out——11Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota3—1 year out——12Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York3—1 year out——13Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California3—1 year out——14Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California2—1 year out——15City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California2—1 year out——16Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California2—1 year out——17El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California2—1 year out——18Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California2—1 year out——19Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California2—1 year out——20Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California2—1 year out——21San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California2—1 year out——22Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, Minnesota2—1 year out——23Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada2—1 year out——24Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel, New Jersey2—1 year out——25CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, New York2—1 year out——26Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas2—1 year out——27Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas2—1 year out——28Odessa CollegeOdessa, Texas2—1 year out——29Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah2—1 year out——30Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California2—1 year out——31Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona1—1 year out——32Eastern Arizona CollegeThatcher, Arizona1—1 year out——33Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona1—1 year out——34Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California1—1 year out——35Butte CollegeOroville, California1—1 year out——36Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California1—1 year out——37College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California1—1 year out——38Citrus CollegeGlendora, California1—1 year out——39Cypress CollegeCypress, California1—1 year out——40Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California1—1 year out——41East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California1—1 year out——42Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy, California1—1 year out——43Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California1—1 year out——44Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California1—1 year out——45Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, California1—1 year out——46Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California1—1 year out——47Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California1—1 year out——48Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California1—1 year out——49Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California1—1 year out——50Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California1—1 year out——51Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California1—1 year out——52San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California1—1 year out——53College of San MateoSan Mateo, California1—1 year out——54Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California1—1 year out——55Shasta CollegeRedding, California1—1 year out——56Yuba CollegeMarysville, California1—1 year out——57College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho1—1 year out——58Blackfeet Community CollegeBrowning, Montana1—1 year out——59Great Basin CollegeElko, Nevada1—1 year out——60Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico1—1 year out——61Mesalands Community CollegeTucumcari, New Mexico1—1 year out——62Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas1—1 year out——63Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas1—1 year out——64Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas1—1 year out——65Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming1—1 year out——66Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina——1 year out$61,359—

Certificate programs — 21 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri8—1 year out——2Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona7—1 year out——3Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia6—1 year out——4Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio6—1 year out——5Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky5—1 year out——6Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——7Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——8University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin4—1 year out——9University of FloridaGainesville, Florida3—1 year out——10Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey3—1 year out——11The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas3—1 year out——12Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan2—1 year out——13Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——14Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington2—1 year out——15University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin2—1 year out——16University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona1—1 year out——17Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota1—1 year out——18Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel, New Jersey1—1 year out——19Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——20Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington1—1 year out——21University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).