Geophysics & Seismology at Texas A&M University - College Station

If you are interested in studying geophysics & seismology, you may want to check out the program at Texas A&M University - College Station. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and has a total student population of 70,418.

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.

Texas A&M College Station Geophysics & Seismology Degrees Available

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

Texas A&M College Station Geophysics & Seismology Rankings

The geophysics major at Texas A&M College Station 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.

Geophysics Student Demographics at Texas A&M College Station

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geophysics majors at Texas A&M University - College Station.

Texas A&M College Station Geophysics & Seismology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of geophysics bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geophysics at Texas A&M College Station are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geophysics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas A&M University - College Station with a bachelor's in geophysics.

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

Texas A&M College Station Geophysics & Seismology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of geophysics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a geophysics master's degree from Texas A&M College Station, 67% 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 Texas A&M University - College Station with a master's in geophysics.

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

Related Majors

• Hydrology & Water Resources Science
• Chemical & Physical Oceanography
• 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 TX, the home state for Texas A&M University - College Station.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Geoscientists	7,810	$150,140
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	940	$104,760

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 Aggie0083 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.