Geological & Earth Sciences at California Institute of Technology

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

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and has a total student population of 2,240.

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.

Caltech Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

Caltech Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at Caltech 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.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Caltech Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of geology master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from Caltech, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a master's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

Geological & Earth Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	12
Geochemistry	10
Geophysics & Seismology	9

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 CA, the home state for California Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Geoscientists	4,100	$97,550
Chemistry Professors	1,570	$116,530
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	1,310	$124,250
Hydrologists	730	$99,080

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 Canon.vs.nikon under License

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