Geological & Earth Sciences at California State University - Sacramento

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

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 32,293 students attend the school each year.

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.

Sac State Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

Sac State Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at Sac State 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 Sac State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at California State University - Sacramento.

Sac State Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Sacramento with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Sac State Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of geology master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	20

Related Majors

• Physics
• Chemistry

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 State University - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.