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The bachelor's program at Wazzu was ranked #71 on College Factual's Best Schools for geology list. It is also ranked #3 in Washington.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Washington State University handed out 112 bachelor's degrees in geological & earth sciences. This is an increase of 10% over the previous year when 102 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in geology from Wazzu. This makes it the #154 most popular school for geology master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 1 students received their doctoral degrees in geology in 2021, making the school the #111 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Geology majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Wazzu go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $27,989 a year. This is less than $36,478, which is the national median of all geology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Wazzu, geology students borrow a median amount of $22,905 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all geology bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,946.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the geology program at Wazzu is $406 per month.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at Washington State University.
Of the 112 geology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Wazzu, about 36% were men and 64% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 74% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor's in geology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
White | 83 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 6 |
All of the 3 students who graduated with a Master’s in geology from Wazzu in 2021 were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Wazzu are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 67% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Washington State University with a master's in geology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 2 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chemistry | 36 |
Physics | 21 |
General Physical Sciences | 5 |
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