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Geological & Earth Sciences at Colorado School of Mines

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Colorado School of Mines

If you plan to study geological and earth sciences, take a look at what Colorado School of Mines has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and has a total student population of 6,744.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geological & Earth Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Mines Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geology
  • Doctorate Degree in Geology

Mines Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

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There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at Mines

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at Colorado School of Mines.

Mines Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

38% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students earned a master's degree in geology from Mines. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 62% were men.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from Mines, 74% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a master's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 37
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Geology Grads May Go Into

A degree in geology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Colorado School of Mines.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Geoscientists 2,010 $111,130
Natural Sciences Managers 1,230 $141,750
Hydrologists 500 $93,750
Chemistry Professors 410 $87,960
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 380 $94,450

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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