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Cornell University PhD in Geological & Earth Sciences

6 Doctor'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 Cornell University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in geology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Geology from Cornell Cost?

$30,042 Average Tuition and Fees

Cornell Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Cornell was $1,575 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$29,500$29,500
Fees$542$542

Does Cornell Offer an Online PhD in Geology?

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

Cornell Doctorate Student Diversity for Geology

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
16.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 6 students received their doctor’s degree in geology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 50.0% of the geology students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.7% of the geology doctor’s degrees at Cornell in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White2
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities1

PhD in Geology Focus Areas at Cornell

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences6

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics5
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology2
Chemistry24
Physics25

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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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