Аннотация:The current state and development problems of geological higher education in 19 classical and 22 engineering and petroleum universities in Russia are discussed. The main legislative acts used as a basis to develop state educational standards and the concept of vocational higher education in geology are listed. The main provisions for realizing the geological education concept in Russia are specified, and the content and results of the analysis of the federal state educational standard for vocational higher education in geology of the latest (3rd) generation are presented.