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 Temple University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in geology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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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 bachelor's program at Temple was ranked #159 on College Factual's Best Schools for geology list. It is also ranked #13 in Pennsylvania.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Temple paid an average of $1,208 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $670 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $16,080 | $28,992 |
Fees | $890 | $890 |
Books and Supplies | $1,494 | $1,494 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,778 | $14,778 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,462 | $2,462 |
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The median early career salary of geology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Temple is $32,925 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $33,786.
Temple 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 Temple Online Learning page.
About 52.6% of the students who received their BS in geology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45.3%.
Around 21.1% of geology bachelor’s degree recipients at Temple in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 23%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Geological & Earth Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Geology & Earth Sciences | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geological and earth sciences.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chemistry | 63 |
Physics | 14 |
Other Physical Science | 5 |
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*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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