Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences programs in Nevada

3 schools in Nevada teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.

What this work pays in Nevada

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers in Nevada earn a median of $99,890 a year across 520 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads to	Median	Jobs in Nevada
Natural Sciences Managers	$112,260	320
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$73,700	260
Hydrologists	$107,930	170
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,860	60
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,640	60

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

School	Credential	Median debt	Graduate earnings, 2 yrs	Graduates
College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas	Associate's degree	—	not published	0
Great Basin College Elko	Associate's degree	—	not published	0
Truckee Meadows Community College Reno	Associate's degree	—	not published	1

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

Email me when these figures change

The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences — nothing else, and nothing in between.

Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.