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Geology & Earth Sciences at Fort Lewis College

Geology & 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geology & Earth Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

FLC Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

FLC Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at FLC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geology & 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 FLC

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

FLC Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

21% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at FLC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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
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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