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Massachusetts Institute of Technology PhD in Geological & Earth Sciences

17 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Geological & Earth Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in geology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Geology from MIT Cost?

$56,719 Average Tuition and Fees

MIT Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at MIT was $860 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $53,450 $53,450
Fees $3,269 $3,269

Does MIT Offer an Online PhD in Geology?

Online degrees for the MIT 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 MIT Online Learning page.

MIT Doctorate Student Diversity for Geology

17 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
52.9% Women
11.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 17 doctor’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 52.9% 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

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in geology at MIT in 2019-2020, 11.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 10
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

PhD in Geology Focus Areas at MIT

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences 9
Geophysics & Seismology 2
Chemical & Physical Oceanography 6

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 2
Chemistry 45
Physics 31

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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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