Geological & Earth Sciences at Fort Lewis College
FLC is located in Durango, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,469. Of the 577 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fort Lewis College in 2021, 10 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.
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FLC Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Geology
FLC Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the geology progam at FLC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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 FLC 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 | 30 |
| Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 88 |
| Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools | 91 |
| 147 | |
| 149 | |
| Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 162 |
| Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 165 |
How Much Do Geology Graduates from FLC Make?
The median salary of geology students who receive their bachelor's degree at FLC is $33,786. This is less than $36,478, which is the national average of all geology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Geology Student Demographics at FLC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at Fort Lewis College.
FLC Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Fort Lewis College with a bachelor's in geology.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
FLC also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 Fort Lewis 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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