Geological & Earth Sciences at MSU Texas

If you are interested in studying geological and earth sciences, you may want to check out the program at MSU Texas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and approximately 5,860 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,168 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from MSU Texas in 2021, 14 of them were geological and earth sciences majors.

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.

MSU Texas Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

MSU Texas Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geology progam at MSU Texas compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geology major at MSU Texas is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geological & Earth Sciences. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools	176

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in geology from MSU Texas. This is the #193 most popular school for geology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Geology Student Demographics at MSU Texas

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at MSU Texas.

MSU Texas Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in geology from MSU Texas. About 36% of these graduates were women and the other 64% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from MSU Texas with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MSU Texas also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemistry

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 TX, the home state for MSU Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Geoscientists	7,810	$150,140
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Chemistry Professors	1,700	$95,070
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	940	$104,760
Hydrologists	310	$78,240

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.