Education & Training
Environmental Geosciences
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Clinical Research Coordinators Bachelor's degree
- Compliance Officers Bachelor's degree
- Coroners Bachelor's degree
- Customs Brokers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Bachelor's degree
- Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Bachelor's degree
- Geographers Bachelor's degree
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Bachelor's degree
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Associate degree
- Hydrologists Bachelor's degree
- Natural Sciences Managers Master's degree
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists Bachelor's degree
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Bachelor's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | — | — | — | 1 |
| Associate degree | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bachelor's degree | $45,164 | — | $17,000 | 10 |
| Master's degree | — | — | — | 3 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.