Alexandria, VA – The American Geological Institute (AGI) Workforce Program has announced the 2007 enrollment and degrees granted in the geosciences statistics in the latest Geoscience Currents.
Enrollment rates have remained steady for 2007 with 19,216 undergraduate students and 7,944 graduate students enrolled. The geoscience degrees granted in 2007 also remained steady except for doctoral degrees which showed a large 30 percent increase, mirroring a surge in graduate enrollments in 2003 and 2004.
AGI has compiled enrollment data since 1955 and tracked the number of geoscience degrees granted since 1973. You can view the complete data set at http://www.agiweb.org/workforce/.
Geoscience Currents provides data snapshots and short reports to shed light into the issue of the overall health of the geoscience profession. From scholarships to employment opportunities, the effect of retirements, to university enrollment trends, Geoscience Currents provides up to-the-minute glimpses into all areas of the geosciences, from academia, government, and industry to educational opportunities and university demographics.
To subscribe to this free service go to http://www.agiweb.org/workforce/ and click “Register.” Also on the website are previous Geoscience Currents issues and other reports completed by the Workforce Program, as well as other resources pertaining to geoscience careers.
The American Geological Institute is a nonprofit federation of 44 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 120,000 geologists, geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with the environment.