Geological & Earth Sciences at York College

Every geological and earth sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geology program at York College stacks up to those at other schools.

York is located in Jamaica, New York and approximately 7,784 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,328 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from York College in 2021, 5 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.

York Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

York Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geology programs across the country. The following shows how York performed in these rankings.

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 York 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	174
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Schools	234
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	278

Geology Student Demographics at York

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

York Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 geology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from York, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 78% 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 York College with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

York also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physics
• Chemistry

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 NY, the home state for York College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Chemistry Professors	2,270	$102,260
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	880	$108,020
Geoscientists	700	$76,360
Hydrologists	170	$75,560

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.