by our College Data Analytics TeamGeological & Earth Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of South Florida - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’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 USF Tampa paid an average of $880 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $435 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,350 | $19,048 |
| Fees | $2,078 | $2,078 |
The median early career salary of geology students who receive their doctor’s degree from USF Tampa is $44,942 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
Online degrees for the USF Tampa geology doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USF Tampa Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the geology students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41.8%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in geology at USF Tampa in 2019-2020, 13.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 12%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 4 |
| 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 | 9 |
| Chemical & Physical Oceanography | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geological and earth sciences.
*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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