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University of Washington - Seattle Campus PhD in Geological & Earth Sciences

16 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Geological & Earth Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Geology from UW Seattle Cost?

$17,394 Average Tuition and Fees

UW Seattle Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UW Seattle paid an average of $1,389 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $775 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$16,278$29,178
Fees$1,116$1,116

Does UW Seattle Offer an Online PhD in Geology?

Online degrees for the UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle Online Learning page.

UW Seattle Doctorate Student Diversity for Geology

16 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
12.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 16 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 12.5% of the geology doctor’s degrees at UW Seattle in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White10
International Students3
Other Races/Ethnicities2

PhD in Geology Focus Areas at UW Seattle

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences10
Chemical & Physical Oceanography6

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics4
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology10
Chemistry39
Physics16

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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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