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Geology & Earth Sciences at Bates College

Geology & Earth Sciences at Bates College

What traits are you looking for in a geology school? To help you decide if Bates College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's geology program.

Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and approximately 1,876 students attend the school each year.

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

Bates Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Bates Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at Bates is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geology & 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.

Geology Student Demographics at Bates

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

Bates Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Bates 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 Bates 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 1

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 ME, the home state for Bates College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $135,840
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 200 $82,830
Geoscientists 70 $74,380
Hydrologists 50 $77,910

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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