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Geological & Earth Sciences at Dickinson College

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Dickinson College

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

Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,932 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in geology from Dickinson.

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.

Dickinson Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Dickinson Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geology progam at Dickinson 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 Dickinson 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 Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 278
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 308

Geology Student Demographics at Dickinson

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

Dickinson Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in geology from Dickinson. About 40% were men and 60% were women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Dickinson are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dickinson College with a bachelor's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Dickinson 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 PA, the home state for Dickinson College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Chemistry Professors 1,430 $93,510
Geoscientists 1,210 $108,580
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 890 $94,630

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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