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Geological & Earth Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in geology from RPI.

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.

RPI Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology
  • Master’s Degree in Geology

RPI Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geology major at RPI 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
56
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 74
101
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 281
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 293

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in geology from RPI. This makes it the #168 most popular school for geology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Geological & Earth Sciences from RPI in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

RPI Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

50% Women
Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in geology from RPI in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from RPI, 100% 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in geology.

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

RPI also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 0 student 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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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