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Geological & Earth Sciences at Grand Valley State University

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Grand Valley 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 Grand Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in geology from GVSU.

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.

GVSU Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

GVSU Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at GVSU 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.

How Much Do Geology Graduates from GVSU Make?

The median salary of geology students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $36,459. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,478 for all geology students.

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Geology Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geology program at GVSU awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

GVSU 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Natural Sciences Managers 1,570 $113,840
Chemistry Professors 500 $92,640
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 180 $97,110
Hydrologists 80 $77,050

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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