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Geological & Earth Sciences at Bowdoin College

Geological & Earth Sciences at Bowdoin College

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

Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and has a total student population of 1,777.

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.

Bowdoin Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Bowdoin Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at Bowdoin 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.

Geology Student Demographics at Bowdoin

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

Bowdoin Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Bowdoin 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 Bowdoin College with a bachelor's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

The following geology concentations are available at Bowdoin College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bowdoin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences 17

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 Bowdoin 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
Chemistry Professors 130 $76,130
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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