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School of the Environment
Earth Sciences
Earth scientists study our planet’s processes and how they work‚ as well as the natural processes of global change, to understand our current environmental conditions.
Career Opportunities
- Exploration Geoscientist
- Petroleum or Mining Geologists
- Geochemist
- Geophysicist
- Earth Science Educator
- Geotechnical Specialist
- Hydrologist
- Mineralogist
- Planetary Geologist
- Volcanologist
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Quick Facts
3:1
Student to faculty ratio
$45-65k +
Average starting salary for a geologist in Eastern WA (Sallary.com 2023)
240 k+
Across the SoE system we award over $240,000 a year in scholarships