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Geological & Earth Sciences at Carleton College

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Carleton College

Every geological and earth sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geology program at Carleton College stacks up to those at other schools.

Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 1,940 students attend the school each year. Of the 517 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Carleton College in 2021, 21 of them were geological and earth sciences majors.

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.

Carleton Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Carleton Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geology programs across the country. The following shows how Carleton performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geology major at Carleton 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 113
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 122
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 124
Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 200
Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 205

How Much Do Geology Graduates from Carleton Make?

The median salary of geology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Carleton is $20,625. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,478 for all geology students.

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Geology Student Demographics at Carleton

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

Carleton Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a bachelor's degree in geology from Carleton. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Carleton 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 Carleton 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 16
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Carleton also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MN, the home state for Carleton College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Natural Sciences Managers 1,490 $125,780
Chemistry Professors 380 $86,150
Hydrologists 320 $75,110
Geoscientists 270 $78,410
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 90 $93,780

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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