Geological & Earth Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at San Francisco State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in geology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SFSU was ranked #122 on College Factual's Best Schools for geology list. It is also ranked #17 in California.
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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
Fees | $1,264 | $1,264 |
Books and Supplies | $1,038 | $1,038 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,949 | $15,949 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,152 | $3,152 |
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The median early career salary of geology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SFSU is $50,270 per year. That is 49% higher than the national average of $33,786.
Online degrees for the SFSU geology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SFSU Online Learning page.
About 54.5% of the students who received their BS in geology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45.3%.
Around 54.5% of geology bachelor’s degree recipients at SFSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Geological & Earth Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Geology & Earth Sciences | 1 |
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 10 |
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*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.
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