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Geological & Earth Sciences at Cuesta College

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Cuesta College

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

Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 10,093.

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.

Cuesta College Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Geology

Cuesta College Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

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Geology Student Demographics at Cuesta College

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

Cuesta College Geological & Earth Sciences Associate’s Program

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of geology associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Cuesta College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in geology graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cuesta College with a associate'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 1

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 CA, the home state for Cuesta College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Geoscientists 4,100 $97,550
Chemistry Professors 1,570 $116,530
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 1,310 $124,250
Hydrologists 730 $99,080

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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