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Vanderbilt University MS in Geological & Earth Sciences

7 Master'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 Vanderbilt University. 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 Vanderbilt Cost?

$50,624 Average Tuition and Fees

Vanderbilt Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Vanderbilt was $2,087 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 State Out of State
Tuition $50,082 $50,082
Fees $542 $542

Does Vanderbilt Offer an Online MS in Geology?

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

Vanderbilt Master’s Student Diversity for Geology

7 Master's Degrees Awarded
42.9% Women
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 7 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 42.9% of the geology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 43.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the geology master’s degree recipients at Vanderbilt in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MS in Geology Focus Areas at Vanderbilt

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences 7

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 3
Physics 3

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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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