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Geological & Earth Sciences at Franklin and Marshall College

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Franklin and Marshall College

Every geological and 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 Franklin and Marshall College stacks up to those at other schools.

Franklin and Marshall is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,254 students attend the school each year. Of the 699 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Franklin and Marshall College in 2021, 7 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.

Franklin and Marshall Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Franklin and Marshall Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geology progam at Franklin and Marshall 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 Franklin and Marshall 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 56
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 77

Geology Student Demographics at Franklin and Marshall

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

Franklin and Marshall Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 geology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Franklin and Marshall. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Franklin and Marshall are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Franklin and Marshall College with a bachelor's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Franklin and Marshall 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 Franklin and Marshall 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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