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University of Wisconsin - Madison PhD in Geological & Earth Sciences

7 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Geology & Earth Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Geological & Earth Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in geology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Geology from UW - Madison Cost?

$12,197 Average Tuition and Fees

UW - Madison Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,503 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $670 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 $10,728 $24,054
Fees $1,469 $1,469

Does UW - Madison Offer an Online PhD in Geology?

Online degrees for the UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison Online Learning page.

UW - Madison Doctorate Student Diversity for Geology

7 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
57.1% Women
14.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 7 doctor’s degrees in geology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 57.1% of the students who received their PhD in geology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in geology at UW - Madison in 2019-2020, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 4
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

PhD in Geology Focus Areas at UW - Madison

Geological & Earth Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences 7

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geological and earth sciences.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics 3
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 6
Chemistry 47
Physics 21

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References

*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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