{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"EducationalOccupationalProgram","data_version":"1.0","generated_from":"2026-10-11","license":"Free to reuse with attribution: cite \"EducationGuide.com\" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0).","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-pittsburgh-johnstown/majors/geology-earth-science","ids":{"ipeds_unitid":215284,"cip4":"40.06","school_slug":"university-of-pittsburgh-johnstown","major_slug":"geology-earth-science"},"school":{"name":"University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown","city":"Johnstown","state":"PA","control":"Public","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-pittsburgh-johnstown","data":"https://educationguide.com/data/colleges/university-of-pittsburgh-johnstown.json"},"major":{"name":"Geology / Earth Science","area":"Science & Math","credential":"Bachelor's degree"},"outcomes":{"median_earnings_1yr":38652,"median_earnings_4yr":57456,"median_debt":26000,"debt_to_earnings_4yr":0.453,"year":{"earnings_1yr":"Treasury AY2018-19, AY2019-20 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2020, CY2021, inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars","earnings_4yr":"Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars","debt":"NSLDS pooled AY2018-19, AY2019-20 cohort"},"source":"College Scorecard field of study (graduates who received federal aid)"},"national":{"colleges_reporting":137,"median_earnings_4yr":60453,"median_debt":25000},"compared_with_same_major":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","state":{"geography":"PA","colleges_reporting":12,"median_earnings_4yr":57502,"difference":-46},"us":{"colleges_reporting":137,"median_earnings_4yr":60453,"difference":-2997},"note":"State and U.S. medians are the median of each covered college's graduates in this major (4 years after graduating); a state median is published when at least 3 colleges in the state report earnings."},"value":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","time_to_finish":{"average_years_among_graduates":4.31,"finished_in_4_years":0.3845,"finished_within_6_years":0.5354,"cohort":762,"entering_class":"Fall 2017","source":"IPEDS Graduation Rates (bachelor's-seeking cohort)"},"baseline":{"median_earnings_high_school_graduates":35797,"geography":"PA","ages":"25-34","years":"2020-2024","respondents":14977,"description":"high school graduates ages 25-34 in PA (Census ACS 2020-2024)","source":"U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year PUMS (microdata): ages 25-34, high school diploma or GED as highest level, not enrolled, earnings > 0; EducationGuide calculation"},"earnings_used":57456,"earnings_basis":"median earnings of this major's graduates 4 years after graduating (College Scorecard field of study); school-wide net price","by_family_income":{"0-30k":{"net_price_per_year":10106,"cost_to_finish":43557,"payback_years":2,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"2.0 years"},"30-48k":{"net_price_per_year":10488,"cost_to_finish":45203,"payback_years":2.1,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"2.1 years"},"48-75k":{"net_price_per_year":15248,"cost_to_finish":65719,"payback_years":3,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"3.0 years"},"75-110k":{"net_price_per_year":19887,"cost_to_finish":85713,"payback_years":4,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"4.0 years"},"110k+":{"net_price_per_year":24980,"cost_to_finish":107664,"payback_years":5,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"5.0 years"}},"method":"cost_to_finish = max(0, net price per year) x average years graduates took; payback_years = cost_to_finish / (earnings_used - baseline), one decimal; status over_cap above 20 years, no_premium when earnings do not exceed the baseline. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. In-state net price for public colleges.","method_url":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#value"},"state_rank":{"rank":7,"of":11,"by":"median earnings 4 years after graduating"},"state_comparison":[{"ipeds_unitid":214698,"name":"Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":81092,"median_debt":26000,"net_price_average":17418,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.217,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/pennsylvania-state-university-penn-state-beaver/majors/geology-earth-science"},{"ipeds_unitid":214777,"name":"Pennsylvania State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":81092,"median_debt":26000,"net_price_average":32875,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.861,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/pennsylvania-state-university-main-campus/majors/geology-earth-science"},{"ipeds_unitid":213543,"name":"Lehigh University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":72978,"median_debt":19707,"net_price_average":36931,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.879,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/lehigh-university/majors/geology-earth-science"},{"ipeds_unitid":498562,"name":"Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":60075,"median_debt":29725,"net_price_average":15699,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.545,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/commonwealth-university-of-pennsylvania/majors/geology-earth-science"},{"ipeds_unitid":498571,"name":"Pennsylvania Western University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":57549,"median_debt":null,"net_price_average":18256,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.519,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/pennsylvania-western-university"},{"ipeds_unitid":215266,"name":"University of Pittsburgh-Bradford","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":57456,"median_debt":26000,"net_price_average":15350,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.476,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-pittsburgh-bradford/majors/geology-earth-science"},{"ipeds_unitid":215284,"name":"University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":57456,"median_debt":26000,"net_price_average":18202,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.558,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-pittsburgh-johnstown/majors/geology-earth-science"},{"ipeds_unitid":215293,"name":"University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":57456,"median_debt":26000,"net_price_average":30434,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.855,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-pittsburgh-pittsburgh-campus/majors/geology-earth-science"},{"ipeds_unitid":216038,"name":"Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":56402,"median_debt":27937,"net_price_average":19608,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.656,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/slippery-rock-university-of-pennsylvania/majors/geology-earth-science"},{"ipeds_unitid":213020,"name":"Indiana University of Pennsylvania","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":56380,"median_debt":null,"net_price_average":16804,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.555,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/indiana-university-of-pennsylvania-main-campus"},{"ipeds_unitid":213349,"name":"Kutztown University of Pennsylvania","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":52378,"median_debt":26334,"net_price_average":21331,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.538,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/kutztown-university-of-pennsylvania/majors/geology-earth-science"}],"careers":[{"soc":"11-9121","title":"Natural Sciences Managers","median_wage_metro":null,"metro":"Johnstown, PA","median_wage_state":137900,"median_wage_us":167220,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":8.2,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"},{"soc":"19-2042","title":"Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers","median_wage_metro":null,"metro":"Johnstown, PA","median_wage_state":84180,"median_wage_us":101920,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":5.1,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"}],"school_context":{"net_price_average":18202,"net_price_by_family_income":{"0-30k":10106,"30-48k":10488,"48-75k":15248,"75-110k":19887,"110k+":24980},"acceptance_rate":0.948,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.558,"year":{"net_price":"AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25"}},"methodology":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score"}