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Geology & Earth Sciences at Grand Valley State University

Geology & Earth Sciences at Grand Valley State University

If you plan to study geology & earth sciences, take a look at what Grand Valley State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 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.

GVSU Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

GVSU Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at GVSU 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 GVSU

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

GVSU Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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About 92% 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 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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
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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