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July 02, 2009 09:20 AM |
Geoscience Currents #23 takes a look at the most recent enrollment and degrees granted data for the geosciences as collected by the American Geological Institute, for the academic year of 2008-2009.US undergraduate geoscience enrollments jumped sharply in 2008-2009, increasing by 8% to 22,191. This increase reflects reports from departments about increasing numbers of new majors, much of which appears driven by increased awareness of energy and environmental issues.This increase is not seen at the graduate level, which tends to lag undergraduate trends by several years and is also contrained by the number of available research and teaching assistantships. This is also somewhat reflected in reports from departments about increased trouble for new bachelor recipients to gain admission to geoscience graduate programs. Read more in Geoscience Currents #23.
June 22, 2009 04:19 PM |
The Directory of Geoscience Departments is now online. A Beta-version of the DGD is now available online. With this launch, the DGD is being renamed the GeoDirectory. Look for continued enhancement and expansion in the near future.
June 22, 2009 04:08 PM |
Geoscience Currents 22: Student Debt by Degree Field compares the student debt load of geoscience bachelor degree recipients and master’s degree recipients with other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degree recipients. Geoscience bachelor’s degree recipients tend to have higher student debt load when compared to other STEM degree fields. The majority (55%) of geoscience bachelor degree recipients have a debt-load in excess of $10,000. Similarly, in comparison to other STEM fields, geoscience master’s degree recipients tend to have higher amounts of debt.
Read more in Geoscience Currents #22: Student Debt by Degree Field.
June 19, 2009 01:08 PM |
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