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A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems.
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| A major in Geology/Earth Science, General is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
most degrees awarded
of Geology/Earth Science, General among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
|  | Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS | 45
(1.7%) |  |  |
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| | University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA | 30
(0.9%) |  |  |
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| | Montana State University-Bozeman
Bozeman, MT | 29
(1.6%) | | |
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| | University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA | 29
(0.4%) | | |
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| | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA | 25
(0.3%) | | |
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| | Columbia University
New York, NY | 25
(1.3%) |  |  |
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| | University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA | 24
(0.5%) | | |
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| | University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO | 24
(1.2%) | | |
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| | Stanford University
Stanford, CA | 23
(1.3%) | | |
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| | University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX | 23
(0.3%) | | |
* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.
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