Geology & Earth Sciences at Georgia State University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every geology & 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 State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year.

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.

Georgia State Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Georgia State Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at Georgia State 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 Georgia State

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

Georgia State Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 State University with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences

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 State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Geoscientists	490	$68,860
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
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