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Geology, master's programs nationwide

Nationally, master's graduates in Geology earn a median $79,463 four years after graduating. Among 2 programs with federal earnings data, Texas A & M University-College Station (TX) graduates had the highest median, $96,433 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

Programs with data: 2
Highest median: $96,433
National median: $79,463

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Geology, master's programs nationwide: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
College	State	Median earnings, 4 yrs after	vs national median	Debt borrowed at this college (median)	Add to the side-by-side comparison
Texas A & M University-College Station	TX	$96,433	+21%	$32,799
Mississippi State University	MS	$86,410	+9%	$29,609	Compare

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What these numbers are

Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).