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Geology & Earth Sciences at Carleton College

Geology & Earth Sciences at Carleton College

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

Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and has a total student population of 1,940.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geology & Earth Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Carleton Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Carleton Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at Carleton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geology & 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 Carleton

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

Carleton Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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About 86% 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 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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
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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