Geophysics & Seismology at Michigan Technological University

Every geophysics & seismology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geophysics program at Michigan Technological University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and approximately 6,873 students attend the school each year.

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

Michigan Tech Geophysics & Seismology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geophysics
• Master’s Degree in Geophysics

Michigan Tech Geophysics & Seismology Rankings

The geophysics major at Michigan Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geophysics & Seismology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in geophysics, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geophysics Student Demographics at Michigan Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geophysics majors at Michigan Technological University.

Michigan Tech Geophysics & Seismology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of geophysics bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical geophysics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Michigan Tech since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geophysics at Michigan Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan Technological University with a bachelor's in geophysics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Michigan Tech Geophysics & Seismology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geophysics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan Technological University with a master's in geophysics.

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

Related Majors

• Geology & Earth Sciences

Careers That Geophysics Grads May Go Into

A degree in geophysics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Michigan Technological University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	180	$97,110

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michigan Technological University Photo Services under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.