by our College Data Analytics TeamGeological & Earth Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of California - Santa Cruz. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in geology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $2,408 | $2,408 |
UC Santa Cruz does not offer an online option for its geology master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Santa Cruz Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the geology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43.8%.
Around 20.0% of geology master’s degree recipients at UC Santa Cruz in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Geological & Earth Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geology & Earth Sciences | 4 |
| Chemical & Physical Oceanography | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geological and earth sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 3 |
| Chemistry | 8 |
| Physics | 8 |
*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.