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GeologyPrograms.com Counts the Jobs Behind the Degree

geologyprograms.com ↗ · Learning & Exams · score 84.0
Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

An independent research site comparing geology, GIS, environmental, and earth science programs with federal wage and employment data.

Why it surfaced

The site tracks 1,340 programs at 491 institutions and publishes a seven-factor scoring system based on attributes schools actually disclose. Its opening argument is unusually direct: “Most geology advice is written by people who have never been hired as a geologist.”

The Two-Tonne Temperature Problem

August 15’s newborn domains include a live-aboard hydrogen airship with a two-tonne lift problem, a Japanese toolbox that explains its assumptions, an advisory-by-advisory Hawaiʻi hurricane archive, and a wedding-gift game about ungrateful poultry.

This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-15 Domain Arrivals issue.