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Earth and Space Science B.A.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Understand the fundamental principles of the basic sciences, mathematics, and earth and space science.

2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to successfully engage in hands-on inquiry using scientific methodology.

3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to recognize the interconnectivity of the sciences through the elective courses in the sciences.

4. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to demonstrate scientific and popular science literacy and writing skills to convey ideas meaningfully.

SUCCESS RATES

80.0%

6-year graduation rate

4.75

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

$87,276

10 years after graduation

$58,500

5 years after graduation

$35,652

1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

N/A

Working in New York

47.6%

Continuing Education

Notes

Graduation rates: the percent of students entering in the selected major as first-time, full-time students in a fall term and graduating by August 31 six years later. Average of three most recent reporting years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Years to degree: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected major if they entered as a freshman. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23) Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected major based on the 4-digit CIP code at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. U.S. Census, Postsecondary Enrollment Outcomes Explorer. Degree completers from 2001-2018 in 2020 dollars.  Working in NY State: the percent of graduates working in New York State two years after graduation. SUNY Wages Dashboard, includes graduates from 2015-18.  Continuing education: the percent of students enrolled in a U.S. postsecondary institution, 2 years following graduation. National Student Clearinghouse, includes graduates from 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-2022)