Geology Earth Science General

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 443 institutions across the United States, with a total of 17596 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

119

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

4,075

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

1,122

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

509

degrees awarded

Other Awards

11,738

awards given

Top Schools for Geology Earth Science General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	471
2	Washington State University Pullman, WA	402
3	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	246
4	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	234
5	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	219
6	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	210
7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	207
8	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	207
9	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	189
10	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	189
11	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	183
12	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	168
13	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	159
14	Stanford University Stanford, CA	156
15	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	150
16	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	150
17	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	147
18	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	132
19	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	132
20	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	129
21	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	123
22	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	117
23	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	117
24	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	114
25	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	111
26	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	111
27	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	111
28	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	111
29	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	111
30	University of Houston Houston, TX	108
31	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	108
32	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS	105
33	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	105
34	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	105
35	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	99
36	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	99
37	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA	99
38	Portland State University Portland, OR	96
39	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	93
40	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	93
41	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	93
42	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	90
43	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	90
44	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	90
45	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR	87
46	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	87
47	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	87
48	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	87
49	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	84
50	Florida International University Miami, FL	84
51	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	82
52	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	81
53	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	81
54	Brown University Providence, RI	78
55	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	78
56	Boise State University Boise, ID	78
57	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	78
58	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	78
59	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	78
60	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	78
61	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	78
62	Iowa State University Ames, IA	75
63	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	75
64	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	75
65	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	75
66	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	72
67	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	72
68	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	72
69	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	69
70	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	69
71	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	69
72	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	69
73	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	66
74	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	66
75	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	66
76	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	66
77	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	66
78	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	66
79	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	66
80	University of Maine Orono, ME	66
81	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	66
82	Rice University Houston, TX	63
83	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	63
84	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	63
85	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	63
86	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	63
87	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	63
88	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	63
89	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	63
90	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	63
91	Yale University New Haven, CT	63
92	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	60
93	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	60
94	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	60
95	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	60
96	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	60
97	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	60
98	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	57
99	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	57
100	Illinois State University Normal, IL	57