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Bachelor's-5% vs national median30 grads tracked

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at University of Minnesota Morris

Ranked 94th of 160 bachelor's programs in Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,897
middle 50%: $26,890 – $46,142
Median · 5 years out
$59,307
middle 50%: $46,207 – $67,835
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of University of Minnesota Morris's bachelor's program in Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences earn a median $37,897 one year after graduating, rising to $59,307 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $62,446 for this field, ranking 94th of 160 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,636 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at El Paso
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$59,550 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$59,517 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$59,476 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$59,291 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$59,022 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$58,910 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$58,787 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Minnesota Morris

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$68,487 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$64,485 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy and Religious Studies (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$64,280 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$59,742 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$58,114 · 5 yrs out

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