Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

1,052 programs at U.S. colleges award 7,687 credentials a year in this field (CIP 40.06). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $60,190 four years after graduating.

Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	$53,908	$25,648	2
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$53,908	$25,648	82
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$53,908	$25,648	0
University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	$50,894	$18,529	12
Kean University Union, NJ	$50,645	$26,139	15
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$50,150	$24,781	17
College of Charleston Charleston, SC	$49,786	$22,659	28
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$49,727	$25,250	20
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$49,446	—	26
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	$49,406	$19,375	19
University of South Florida Tampa, FL	$48,565	$24,405	27
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$48,489	$15,000	38
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$48,118	$21,500	26
Weber State University Ogden, UT	$47,998	—	7
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	$47,352	—	9
Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	$47,045	$24,068	1
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$47,045	$24,068	10
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	$46,954	$24,121	14
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$46,263	$19,500	20
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$45,974	$17,875	54
University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	$45,758	$18,960	29
Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	$45,727	$20,875	91
Auburn University Auburn, AL	$45,588	$26,000	10
East Carolina University Greenville, NC	$44,961	$20,500	9
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$44,825	$21,000	11

Highest-paying Master's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
University of Houston Houston, TX	$89,896	$34,875	21
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	$86,497	—	11
California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	$83,116	—	15
Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	$79,523	—	35
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX	$70,539	$32,799	35
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	$67,959	$20,500	17
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$65,546	—	6
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$65,268	—	13
Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	$63,904	$29,609	87
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	$53,298	—	29

Highest-paying Doctoral degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	$79,645	—	35