Geological & Earth Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461.

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.

BYU Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology
• Master’s Degree in Geology

BYU Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at BYU 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 BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

BYU Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of geology master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from BYU, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

If you plan to be a geology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brigham Young University - Provo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	26

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Chemistry
• Physics

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Geoscientists	260	$80,970
Chemistry Professors	230	$94,160
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	180	$107,950
Hydrologists	70	$86,270

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.