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Geological & Earth Sciences at Colby College

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Colby College

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

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and approximately 2,155 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in geology from Colby.

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.

Colby Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Colby Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geology progam at Colby compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geology major at Colby 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 147
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 199
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 328

Geology Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geology program at Colby awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Colby are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Colby 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 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Colby 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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $135,840
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 200 $82,830
Chemistry Professors 130 $76,130
Geoscientists 70 $74,380
Hydrologists 50 $77,910

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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