In large part, the courses you take at any graduate school will be about the same. Each student is different, and a graduate program of classes and a research project will be tailor-made for you that will take best advantage of your talents and interests. There are 10 faculty and about 20 graduate students in our department. About a third of the graduate students are doctoral candidates. All graduate students working with me get jobs, usually very good jobs.
Some grad students go on to work for oil companies.
Some work for the government either in environmental offices or a geological survey office. Graduate students also go on for a Ph.D. and then teach at a university. Several of my graduate students now own their own consulting companies or are in the upper ranks of management in large firms or the government. There is a fairly strong network of Miami alumni who are helpful in placing graduates in jobs. The Geology department at Miami University is interested in master's and Ph.D. students who will perform publishable research, and we urge a direct communication of applicants and potential research advisors.