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Southern Methodist University BS in Geological & Earth Sciences

2 Bachelor'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 Southern Methodist 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 SMU BS in Geology

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The geology major at SMU 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 SMU.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences 54
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences 80
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences 161
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences 165
Most Popular Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences 293
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences 369
Most Focused Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences 373
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences 404

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

$58,540 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

SMU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SMU was $2,171 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $51,958 $51,958
Fees $6,582 $6,582
Books and Supplies $800 $800
On Campus Room and Board $17,110 $17,110
On Campus Other Expenses $2,600 $2,600

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Does SMU Offer an Online BS in Geology?

SMU does not offer an online option for its geology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMU Online Learning page.

SMU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Geology

2 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 2 students received their bachelor’s degree in geology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 50.0% of the students who received their BS in geology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at SMU in geology at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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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 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in Geology Focus Areas at SMU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences 2

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 14
Physics 2

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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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