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Geological & Earth Sciences at East Tennessee State University

Geological & Earth Sciences at East Tennessee State University

Every geological & 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 East Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 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.

ETSU Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology
  • Master’s Degree in Geology

ETSU Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at ETSU 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 ETSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at East Tennessee State University.

ETSU Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

15% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 85% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at ETSU 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 East Tennessee State University 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 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

ETSU Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

25% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of geology master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from ETSU, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Tennessee State University with a master's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

Geological & Earth Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences 34

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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Natural Sciences Managers 500 $111,670
Chemistry Professors 430 $78,970
Geoscientists 200 $77,510
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 80 $82,910
Hydrologists 40 $87,440

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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