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Geological & Earth Sciences at Augustana College

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Augustana College

If you are interested in studying geological and earth sciences, you may want to check out the program at Augustana College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Augustana is located in Rock Island, Illinois and approximately 2,389 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 geology majors received their bachelor's degree from Augustana.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geological & Earth Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Augustana Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Augustana Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geology progam at Augustana compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geology major at Augustana is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geological & Earth Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 64
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 91
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 255

Geology Student Demographics at Augustana

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at Augustana College.

Augustana Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in geology from Augustana. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Augustana are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Augustana College with a bachelor's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Augustana also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Geology Grads May Go Into

A degree in geology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Augustana College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Chemistry Professors 1,030 $87,070
Geoscientists 350 $69,480
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 320 $80,660
Hydrologists 70 $82,150

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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