Geophysics and Seismology

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 Masters degree. Out of the 2 students graduating with degrees at the Postbaccalaureate certificate level across the US, 0% percent identify as women and 100% percent identify as men. Though students at schools all over the US study Geophysics and Seismology, Missouri has the most graduates. The average annual income for an undergraduate degree in Geophysics and Seismology is $44,800.