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Major Overview for Hydrology and Water Resources Science

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Overview for Hydrology and Water Resources Science

A program that focuses on the scientific of study of the occurrence, circulation, distribution, chemical and physical properties, and environmental interaction of surface and subsurface waters, including groundwater. Includes instruction in geophysics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, chemical physics, geomorphology, mathematical modeling, hydrologic analysis, continental water processes, global water balance, and environmental science.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Hydrology and Water Resources Science

Top 12 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Hydrology and Water Resources Science among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
8
(0.1%)
Moderately Selective$17,046
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
4
(0.1%)
Moderately Selective$21,354
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
3
(0.1%)
Minimally Selective$15,227
University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
2
(0.0%)
Moderately Selective$21,165
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX
2
(0.1%)
Moderately Selective$11,439
SUNY College at Oneonta
Oneonta, NY
2
(0.2%)
Highly Selective$14,791
Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN
2
(0.1%)
Minimally Selective$12,587
Northland College
Ashland, WI
1
(0.8%)
Minimally Selective$28,861
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
1
(0.0%)
Minimally Selective$11,470
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
1
(0.1%)
Highly Selective$47,298
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.