Chico, California · Public
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at California State University-Chico
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.2% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $14,480 school-wide net price and $64,172 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.2% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.2% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 461
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 92.7%
- Graduation rate
- 62.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,480/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $57,920
- Median debt
- $16,552
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $64,172/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.2%), school-wide average net price ($14,480), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($64,172), and peer averages from 461 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 461 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,381 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($3,025 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place California State University-Chico in the top 27% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.2% of reported awards · $2,288 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.4% of reported awards · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.1% of reported awards · $3,148 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.6% of reported awards · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.5% of reported awards · $3,776 net A+ Yuba College Marysville, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $2,576 net A+ 
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $2,818 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.3% of reported awards · $4,195 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences accounts for 0.2% of the awards or completions reported for California State University-Chico. That award concentration is higher than at 24% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
California State University-Chico's average net price is $14,480 per year, about $57,920 over four years. That is $3,381 below the $17,861 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $64,172 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,025 above the $61,147 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places California State University-Chico #125 of 461 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.