Geological & Earth Sciences at Georgia Southwestern 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 Georgia Southwestern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,162. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in geology from GSW.

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.

GSW Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

GSW Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geology progam at GSW 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 GSW 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 Schools	195
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools	357

Geology Student Demographics at GSW

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

GSW Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in geology from GSW in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at GSW are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Georgia Southwestern State University with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southwestern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Geoscientists	490	$68,860
Chemistry Professors	300	$96,420
Hydrologists	70	$105,230
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	60	$118,930

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.