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Geological & Earth Sciences at The Graduate Center, CUNY

What traits are you looking for in a geology school? To help you decide if The Graduate Center, CUNY is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's geology program.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 students attend the school each year.

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.

The Graduate Center Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

The Graduate Center Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in geology from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #7 most popular school for geology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geology program at The Graduate Center awarded 27 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 12
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

The Graduate Center also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NY, the home state for The Graduate Center, CUNY.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Chemistry Professors 2,270 $102,260
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 880 $108,020
Geoscientists 700 $76,360
Hydrologists 170 $75,560

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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