by our College Data Analytics TeamGeological & Earth Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Colorado School of Mines. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in geology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Mines paid an average of $2,075 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $925 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,650 | $37,350 |
| Fees | $2,450 | $2,450 |
geology who receive their master’s degree from Mines make an average of $77,087 a year during the early days of their career. That is 31% higher than the national average of $58,940.
Online degrees for the Mines geology master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mines Online Learning page.
Women made up around 35.0% of the geology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 43.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in geology at Mines in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Geological & Earth Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geology & Earth Sciences | 8 |
| Geochemistry | 3 |
| Geophysics & Seismology | 14 |
| Hydrology & Water Resources Science | 15 |
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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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