Geophysics and Seismology

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the physics of solids and its application to the study of the earth and other planets. Includes instruction in gravimetric, seismology, earthquake forecasting, magnetrometry, electrical properties of solid bodies, plate tectonics, active deformation, thermodynamics, remote sensing, geodesy, and laboratory simulations of geological processes.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 34 institutions across the United States, with a total of 585 degrees awarded annually.

Bachelor's Degrees

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Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

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Master's Degrees

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Doctoral Degrees

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Other Awards

390

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Top Schools for Geophysics and Seismology

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	54
2	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	48
3	University of Houston Houston, TX	48
4	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	48
5	Stanford University Stanford, CA	45
6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	45
7	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	33
8	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	21
9	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	21
10	University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	18
11	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	18
12	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	18
13	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	18
14	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	18
15	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM	12
16	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	12
17	Boise State University Boise, ID	12
18	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	9
19	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	9
20	Brown University Providence, RI	9
21	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	9
22	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	6
23	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	6
24	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	6
25	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	6
26	Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX	6
27	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	6
28	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	6
29	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	3
30	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	3
31	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	3
32	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	3
33	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	3
34	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	3