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Geological & Earth Sciences at Fort Lewis College

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Fort Lewis College

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

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.

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
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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.

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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

50% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in geology from FLC. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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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.

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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.

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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