Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at Boston College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.1% reported program-share signal, $41,704 school-wide net price, and $103,937 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 8 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~8
- Schools with reported signal
- 461
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 16.4%
- Graduation rate
- 90.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $41,704/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $166,816
- Median debt
- $19,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $103,937/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.1%), school-wide average net price ($41,704), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($103,937), and peer averages from 461 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 461 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($23,843 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($42,790 above). Together, those evidence points place Boston College in the top 84% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.2% reported share · $2,288 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.4% reported share · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.1% reported share · $3,148 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.6% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.5% reported share · $3,776 net A+ Yuba College Marysville, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,576 net A+ 
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,818 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.3% reported share · $4,195 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences accounts for 0.1% of reported programs at Boston College, which is bigger than 9% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 8 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Boston College's average net price is $41,704 per year, about $166,816 over four years. That is $23,843 above the $17,861 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $103,937 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $42,790 above the $61,147 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Boston College #385 of 461 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.