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 graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania82$53,9081 year out$82,224$26,000 2Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania2$53,9081 year out$82,224$26,000 3Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, Pennsylvania0$53,9081 year out$82,224$26,000 4University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas12$50,8941 year out—$20,250 5Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey15$50,6451 year out$56,295$27,000 6Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa17$50,1501 year out$54,750$26,250 7College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina28$49,7861 year out$59,731$26,500 8Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas20$49,7271 year out$57,013$25,750 9University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah26$49,4461 year out——10California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California19$49,4061 year out—$19,375 11University of South FloridaTampa, Florida27$48,5651 year out$61,397$24,002 12California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California38$48,4891 year out—$15,000 13James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia26$48,1181 year out$56,834$22,375 14Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah7$47,9981 year out——15Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri9$47,3521 year out——16Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey10$47,0451 year out—$24,830 17Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey1$47,0451 year out—$24,830 18University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado14$46,9541 year out—$26,000 19University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado20$46,2631 year out$61,825$25,000 20University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan54$45,9741 year out$55,772$17,875 21University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming29$45,7581 year out$71,082$23,700 22Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire91$45,7271 year out—$31,349 23Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama10$45,5881 year out—$27,000 24East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina9$44,9611 year out$62,224$20,500 25University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota11$44,8251 year out$60,625$21,700 26Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas65$44,5851 year out$72,906$20,837 27University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin22$44,2071 year out$53,031$21,000 28Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey23$43,9851 year out—$25,000 29Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, Connecticut16$43,9151 year out$61,928$26,000 30University of California-DavisDavis, California19$43,4621 year out$66,050$16,416 31Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas29$43,4211 year out—$23,875 32University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California55$43,3621 year out$72,711$20,833 33Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania33$43,1121 year out$55,028$29,725 34University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin22$43,0681 year out$71,564$25,000 35University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin13$42,9321 year out$67,218$27,000 36The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas17$42,7881 year out$53,275$27,931 37The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas21$42,7791 year out$56,304$18,969 38Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona20$42,5281 year out$51,211$22,000 39Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi70$42,2981 year out$54,013$26,286 40Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana33$42,2181 year out$64,709$19,500 41The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas43$42,0621 year out$61,340$16,487 42University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada39$41,9631 year out$44,011$16,298 43University of KansasLawrence, Kansas11$41,6261 year out—$27,000 44San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California8$41,3511 year out—$21,500 45Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado24$41,1581 year out$75,612$26,028 46Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio15$41,1561 year out$50,483$26,000 47Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania18$41,0941 year out$60,323$27,937 48University of FloridaGainesville, Florida27$40,6911 year out$53,189$24,757 49University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida17$40,6911 year out$53,189$24,757 50State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York14$40,5241 year out$56,558$18,500 51Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota7$40,3711 year out——52Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio22$40,0051 year out$47,238$27,000 53Kent State University at StarkNorth Canton, Ohio0$40,0051 year out$47,238$27,000 54Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan24$39,9971 year out$61,145$29,869 55University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York45$39,6961 year out$64,138$23,250 56Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana37$39,6921 year out—$16,000 57University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio17$39,6781 year out$60,028$27,000 58University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada15$39,5531 year out—$23,250 59Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon19$39,4501 year out$67,728$15,000 60Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon0$39,4501 year out$67,728$15,000 61Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia24$39,3751 year out$58,338$26,500 62Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio12$39,3211 year out$53,092$25,500 63North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina34$38,8711 year out—$22,234 64University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois11$38,8671 year out—$23,250 65University of California-IrvineIrvine, California25$38,8041 year out$71,246$15,000 66Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan14$38,6751 year out—$28,750 67University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania82$38,6521 year out$59,465$26,000 68University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, Pennsylvania10$38,6521 year out$59,465$26,000 69University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, Pennsylvania4$38,6521 year out$59,465$26,000 70Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio8$38,6371 year out—$19,500 71Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio0$38,6371 year out—$19,500 72Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0$38,6371 year out—$19,500 73Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0$38,6371 year out—$19,500 74Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio0$38,6371 year out—$19,500 75Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio0$38,6371 year out—$19,500 76University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona64$38,6171 year out$66,461$26,000 77Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania13$38,6031 year out$55,447—78Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio32$38,4781 year out$53,128$20,862 79University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina24$38,4591 year out$51,481$26,000 80University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina27$38,4321 year out—$26,500 81Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon26$37,8311 year out$58,152$24,125 82SUNY BrockportBrockport, New York8$37,7681 year out$55,263—83University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina70$37,7171 year out$54,869$24,897 84University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois29$37,2801 year out—$27,000 85Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota7$36,9841 year out$66,073$27,000 86Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington41$36,8021 year out$56,680$26,158 87West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia14$36,3821 year out$47,923$23,250 88California State University-FullertonFullerton, California27$35,5091 year out$79,103$15,125 89Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan1$35,2351 year out$57,967$31,000 90Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina25$35,0211 year out$52,194$22,853 91Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York20$34,6581 year out—$21,065 92Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania5$34,6171 year out——93Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri13$34,4811 year out$55,371$28,000 94Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee11$34,3291 year out$56,280$31,256 95University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, Georgia4$33,3441 year out—$25,500 96Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington130$33,1781 year out$65,534$22,905 97Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho16$31,7011 year out$58,595$27,299 98University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas13$31,0871 year out—$27,000 99University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California54$30,7591 year out$71,720$21,800 100Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan19$30,7231 year out$51,696—

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 (—).