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Texas A&M University-College Station
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A program that focuses on the scientific study of the physics of solids and its application to the study of the earth and other planets. Includes instruction in gravimetric, seismology, earthquake forecasting, magnetrometry, electrical properties of solid bodies, plate tectonics, active deformation, thermodynamics, remote sensing, geodesy, and laboratory simulations of geological processes.
For all the 234 degrees granted in Geophysics and Seismology annually, the majority of them are Bachelors degree. Out of the 65 students graduating with degrees at the Masters degree level across the US, 37% percent identify as women and 63% percent identify as men. Though students at schools all over the US study Geophysics and Seismology, Texas has the most graduates. The average annual income for an undergraduate degree in Geophysics and Seismology is $44,800.
For Geophysics and Seismology majors, some of the most in demand jobs include Natural Sciences Managers, Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers and Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary. Additionally, Geophysics and Seismology graduates may land a top paying job, such as Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary or Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers.
These are the highest paying careers for Geophysics and Seismology majors.
These are the careers in highest demand for Geophysics and Seismology majors.
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