Geological & Earth Sciences at Frostburg State University

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 Frostburg State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and approximately 4,857 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,077 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Frostburg State University 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.

Frostburg State Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Frostburg State Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geology progam at Frostburg State 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 Frostburg State 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	79

Geology Student Demographics at Frostburg State

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

Frostburg State Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in geology from Frostburg State in 2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Frostburg State 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 Frostburg State University with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Frostburg State also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physics
• Chemistry

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 MD, the home state for Frostburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Geoscientists	600	$90,110
Chemistry Professors	280	$94,480
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	120	$142,190
Hydrologists	90	$100,280

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnamee0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.