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Geological & Earth Sciences at Colorado College

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Colorado College

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

Colorado College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 2,050 students attend the school each year. Of the 517 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colorado College in 2021, 16 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.

Colorado College Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Colorado College Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

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

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 Colorado College 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 4
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 9
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 85
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 161

Geology Student Demographics at Colorado College

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

Colorado College Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geology program at Colorado College awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Colorado College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Colorado 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 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Colorado College 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 CO, the home state for Colorado College.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Geoscientists 2,010 $111,130
Natural Sciences Managers 1,230 $141,750
Hydrologists 500 $93,750
Chemistry Professors 410 $87,960
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 380 $94,450

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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