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Duke University BS in Geological & Earth Sciences

6 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 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 Duke University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in geology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Duke BS in Geology

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The geology major at Duke is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Duke.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences57
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences58
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences186
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences188
Most Popular Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences224
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences294
Most Focused Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences371
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences385

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Geology from Duke Cost?

$57,633 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Duke Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Duke paid an average of $1,746 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$55,880$55,880
Fees$1,753$1,753
Books and Supplies$1,434$1,434
On Campus Room and Board$16,026$16,026
On Campus Other Expenses$1,976$1,976

Learn more about Duke tuition and fees.

Does Duke Offer an Online BS in Geology?

Online degrees for the Duke geology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Duke Online Learning page.

Duke Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Geology

6 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 6 bachelor’s degrees in geology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 66.7% of the geology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in geology at Duke in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White3
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities0

BS in Geology Focus Areas at Duke

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences6

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Chemistry41
Physics11

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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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