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Geological & Earth Sciences at Colorado College

Geological & Earth Sciences at Colorado College

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

Colorado College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 2,050 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.

Colorado College Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Colorado College Geological & Earth Sciences 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.

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

36% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Colorado College 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 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 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

If you plan to be a geology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colorado College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences 16

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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