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Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.2% reported program-share signal, $36,228 school-wide net price, and $102,051 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 14 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.2% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~14
- Schools with reported signal
- 461
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 63.5%
- Graduation rate
- 83.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $36,228/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $144,912
- Median debt
- $23,750
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $102,051/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 (0.2%), school-wide average net price ($36,228), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($102,051), 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 ($18,367 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($40,904 above). Together, those evidence points place Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the top 73% 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 0.2% of reported programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, which is bigger than 30% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 14 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's average net price is $36,228 per year, about $144,912 over four years. That is $18,367 above the $17,861 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $102,051 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $40,904 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute #338 of 461 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.