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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities MS in Geological & Earth Sciences

16 Master's Degrees Awarded

Geological & Earth Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in geology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Geology from UMN Twin Cities Cost?

$19,221 Average Tuition and Fees

UMN Twin Cities Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMN Twin Cities paid an average of $2,267 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $1,465 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$17,580$27,204
Fees$1,641$1,641

Does UMN Twin Cities Offer an Online MS in Geology?

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

UMN Twin Cities Master’s Student Diversity for Geology

16 Master's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
18.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 16 master’s degrees in geology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 50.0% of the geology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.8% of the geology master’s degrees at UMN Twin Cities in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 18%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White12
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities1

MS in Geology Focus Areas at UMN Twin Cities

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences4
Hydrology & Water Resources Science12

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics3
Chemistry42
Physics14

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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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