by our College Data Analytics TeamGeological & Earth Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of California - Berkeley. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in geology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. UC Berkeley is in the top 10% of the country for geology. More specifically it was ranked #20 out of 271 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC Berkeley.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,870 | $2,870 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,091 | $1,091 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $20,530 | $20,530 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,595 | $5,595 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley in Geology walked away with an average of $11,000 in student debt. That is 53% lower than the national average of $23,375.
The median early career salary of geology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley is $36,349 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $33,786.
UC Berkeley does not offer an online option for its geology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Berkeley Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the geology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.1% of the geology bachelor’s degrees at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Geological & Earth Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geology & Earth Sciences | 5 |
| Geophysics & Seismology | 7 |
| Chemical & Physical Oceanography | 9 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 53 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 3 |
| Chemistry | 129 |
| Physics | 135 |
| Materials Sciences | 36 |
*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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