WhatGradsMake

What Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $62,446 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Texas A&M UniversityTX$48,575$88,580$123,814+42%
2University of Texas at AustinTX$57,593$87,596$110,169+40%
3University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$41,933$84,822$117,305+36%
4CUNY Queens CollegeNY$47,705$84,529$89,880+35%
5Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$51,505$84,219$105,035+35%
6Angelo State UniversityTX$41,357$83,557+34%
7Arizona State UniversityAZ$51,537$82,614$86,367+32%
8University of HoustonTX$49,035$80,457$108,403+29%
9Texas Tech UniversityTX$45,633$79,622$121,240+28%
10University of OklahomaOK$39,556$79,032+27%
11Furman UniversitySC$34,107$78,655$67,343+26%
12University of Texas at DallasTX$48,736$78,215$108,603+25%
13CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$33,162$77,587+24%
14Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$44,849$76,701$96,791+23%
15CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$59,848$76,015$82,803+22%
16West Texas A&M UniversityTX$51,223$73,958+18%
17University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX$68,363$73,728+18%
18Sam Houston State UniversityTX$46,777$73,190$95,590+17%
19Utah Valley UniversityUT$44,087$72,585+16%
20Western Colorado UniversityCO$35,626$72,585$73,271+16%
21Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$36,129$72,471$100,394+16%
22University of Arizona (The)AZ$41,907$71,566$97,992+15%
23Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$50,245$71,212$80,863+14%
24University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$51,109$70,527$90,114+13%
25University of ConnecticutCT$42,800$70,527+13%
26Colorado State UniversityCO$46,280$70,219$87,244+12%
27Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$47,392$70,012$87,772+12%
28Utah State UniversityUT$43,948$70,012+12%
29Oklahoma State UniversityOK$47,243$69,154+11%
30Georgia Institute of TechnologyGA$38,509$68,476$86,367+10%
31University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$43,948$68,065$74,055+9%
32State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$50,050$67,835$79,157+9%
33University of WyomingWY$50,412$67,777$76,015+9%
34University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$44,286$67,327$84,822+8%
35University of Colorado BoulderCO$40,597$67,213$88,614+8%
36Binghamton UniversityNY$40,342$67,042$84,259+7%
37University of Houston - DowntownTX$39,342$67,042+7%
38Brigham Young University - IdahoID$39,731$66,937$97,992+7%
39Midwestern State UniversityTX$41,019$66,619+7%
40University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$42,432$66,562$84,323+7%
41West Virginia UniversityWV$42,755$65,554$87,005+5%
42Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$46,207$65,410$72,014+5%
43University of IowaIA$37,352$65,048$77,093+4%
44University of Texas at San AntonioTX$47,460$64,899$95,189+4%
45Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$39,272$64,845$84,083+4%
46College of William & MaryVA$38,886$64,746$87,447+4%
47University of GeorgiaGA$45,751$64,338$76,015+3%
48University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$38,901$64,333$72,585+3%
49University of MichiganMI$34,050$64,159$84,761+3%
50Lamar UniversityTX$49,979$64,085$80,540+3%
51Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX$44,129$64,036$72,585+3%
52Portland State UniversityOR$40,711$63,991$78,843+2%
53University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$39,092$63,874+2%
54Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$35,757$63,874+2%
55George Mason UniversityVA$41,244$63,681$84,083+2%
56Georgia State UniversityGA$41,103$63,496$84,259+2%
57Eastern Connecticut State UniversityCT$43,047$63,467$77,790+2%
58Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$46,435$63,411$71,728+2%
59City College of New York - CUNYNY$33,209$63,240$107,201+1%
60University of AlabamaAL$43,304$63,119$71,961+1%
61St. Cloud State UniversityMN$44,030$63,044$70,870+1%
62University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$37,041$63,044$77,273+1%
63Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$43,463$62,818$68,450+1%
64Youngstown State UniversityOH$34,573$62,571$65,9860%
65University of Minnesota DuluthMN$40,680$62,468$73,7280%
66Tarleton State UniversityTX$46,142$62,446$73,3470%
67University of UtahUT$40,493$62,4460%
68SUNY CortlandNY$44,549$62,322$83,5570%
69State University of New York at OneontaNY$37,092$62,224$82,1850%
70Illinois State UniversityIL$40,956$62,075$76,015-1%
71State University of New York at BuffaloNY$36,503$62,036$73,785-1%
72State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$43,554$61,756$73,728-1%
73University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$40,627$61,663$85,430-1%
74Clemson UniversitySC$40,729$61,446$73,728-2%
75University of Saint ThomasMN$37,247$60,837-3%
76Weber State UniversityUT$46,728$60,696-3%
77University of West GeorgiaGA$45,609$60,657$69,841-3%
78University of Illinois ChicagoIL$37,018$60,629$70,527-3%
79Western Illinois UniversityIL$46,728$60,442$75,672-3%
80Miami UniversityOH$36,704$60,377$73,565-3%
81Fort Lewis CollegeCO$39,329$60,304$72,585-3%
82Winona State UniversityMN$38,554$60,177$70,012-4%
83University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$38,416$60,159$79,247-4%
84State University of New York at New PaltzNY$38,279$60,144$85,430-4%
85University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$37,012$60,013$74,729-4%
86Oregon State UniversityOR$33,561$59,953$76,903-4%
87University of Texas at El PasoTX$43,820$59,848$66,438-4%
88Old Dominion UniversityVA$42,016$59,848$64,297-4%
89University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$36,019$59,848-4%
90Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$35,391$59,848-4%
91Northern Illinois UniversityIL$41,278$59,550$75,704-5%
92University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$37,592$59,517-5%
93State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$37,041$59,476$75,391-5%
94University of Minnesota MorrisMN$37,897$59,307-5%
95Radford UniversityVA$42,641$59,291$69,154-5%
96Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$38,026$59,253$79,787-5%
97Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$40,550$59,022$82,614-5%
98Ohio State University (The)OH$40,613$58,910$78,529-6%
99Ball State UniversityIN$36,943$58,858$60,696-6%
100Bridgewater State UniversityMA$39,793$58,787-6%
101University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$47,574$58,734$80,205-6%
102Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$42,251$58,659$74,301-6%
103State University of New York College at PotsdamNY$38,573$58,632$67,797-6%
104SUNY College at GeneseoNY$31,637$58,556$84,159-6%
105James Madison UniversityVA$36,805$58,445$76,518-6%
106Appalachian State UniversityNC$36,314$58,363$69,441-7%
107SUNY at FredoniaNY$33,372$58,363$73,075-7%
108University of CincinnatiOH$41,063$58,227$63,522-7%
109University of Southern IndianaIN$34,840$58,065$77,524-7%
110Purdue UniversityIN$38,967$57,978$72,585-7%
111College of CharlestonSC$35,757$57,619$80,729-8%
112University of Montana (The)MT$36,063$57,576$70,227-8%
113Georgia Southern UniversityGA$43,842$57,537$72,585-8%
114Ohio UniversityOH$38,592$57,443$68,098-8%
115Wright State UniversityOH$36,514$57,372$71,002-8%
116North Carolina State UniversityNC$35,681$57,352$82,300-8%
117University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$35,441$57,019$63,270-9%
118Indiana State UniversityIN$48,487$56,877$64,402-9%
119Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$39,700$56,735$70,870-9%
120University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$36,704$56,358$66,675-10%
121Kent State UniversityOH$38,325$55,993$66,273-10%
122SUNY College at BrockportNY$34,693$55,935$68,521-10%
123University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$40,018$55,888$75,444-10%
124University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$37,592$55,817$75,113-11%
125University of Akron (The)OH$38,331$55,647$64,930-11%
126Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$43,047$55,355$70,012-11%
127University of OregonOR$36,903$54,955$77,387-12%
128University of Northern IowaIA$36,215$54,869$65,986-12%
129South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySD$39,048$54,333$74,586-13%
130University of New Orleans (The)LA$33,372$54,319$95,189-13%
131Carleton CollegeMN$33,005$54,306$82,803-13%
132University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$38,015$54,227$65,669-13%
133Southern Utah UniversityUT$41,964$54,051-13%
134University of Northern ColoradoCO$38,573$54,051$64,718-13%
135Sul Ross State UniversityTX$38,649$53,767-14%
136University of South DakotaSD$26,371$53,735$49,855-14%
137Salem State UniversityMA$38,279$53,578-14%
138East Carolina UniversityNC$35,263$53,545$65,669-14%
139Missouri State UniversityMO$40,067$53,536$68,802-14%
140SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$34,399$53,343$66,303-15%
141Montana State University BozemanMT$34,979$53,174$68,978-15%
142University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI$32,324$53,107$58,858-15%
143Valdosta State UniversityGA$39,793$52,944$59,307-15%
144Western Oregon UniversityOR$33,666$52,636$64,402-16%
145Western Carolina UniversityNC$29,153$51,929$64,175-17%
146Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO$38,724$51,789$63,170-17%
147University of Wisconsin - ParksideWI$40,680$51,576$68,521-17%
148Columbus State UniversityGA$37,592$51,223-18%
149Macalester CollegeMN$33,582$51,223$77,273-18%
150Bowling Green State UniversityOH$30,534$50,995$61,332-18%
151Adams State UniversityCO$38,050$49,855$59,105-20%
152University of Maine - FarmingtonME$31,171$49,659$61,332-20%
153Marshall UniversityWV$37,592$48,943$83,086-22%
154Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$38,967$47,392$64,718-24%
155University of Southern MaineME$34,840$47,119$58,197-25%
156Savannah State UniversityGA$34,546$46,359$58,363-26%
157Concord UniversityWV$37,592$44,849-28%
158Elizabeth City State UniversityNC$29,214$44,398$63,610-29%
159Purdue University Fort WayneIN$37,002$43,722$54,453-30%
160University of Hawaii at HiloHI$38,967$42,505$64,402-32%
161Fitchburg State UniversityMA$48,096
162Georgia Southwestern State UniversityGA$45,751
163Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$43,722
164Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$43,047
165Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$41,244

Associate

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Vermilion Community CollegeMN$40,834$55,935
2Casper CollegeWY$40,342$52,636
3San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX$44,669

Certificate (1-2 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Hawaii at HiloHI$26,659