Carbondale, Illinois · Public
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 46 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~46
- Schools with reported signal
- 461
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 86.9%
- Graduation rate
- 62.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,297/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $53,188
- Median debt
- $21,543
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $53,390/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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.
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.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($4,564 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($7,757 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 36% 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 0.5% of reported programs at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, which is bigger than 64% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 46 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale's average net price is $13,297 per year, about $53,188 over four years. That is $4,564 below the $17,861 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $53,390 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,757 below 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 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale #165 of 461 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.