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CIP PROGRAM: 40.0605
Hydrology and Water Resources Science.

Summary: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the occurrence, circulation, distribution, chemical and physical properties, and environmental interaction of surface and subsurface waters, including groundwater. Includes instruction in geophysics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, chemical physics, geomorphology, mathematical modeling, hydrologic analysis, continental water processes, global water balance, and environmental science.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 16 45 103
2021 9 47 102
2022 6 45 97
2023 5 41 93
2024 3 35 98
Change -68.75% -8.89% -9.71%

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