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Geological & Earth Sciences at Humboldt State University

Geological & Earth Sciences at Humboldt State University

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

Humboldt State University is located in Arcata, California and approximately 6,612 students attend the school each year.

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.

Humboldt State University Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Humboldt State University Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at Humboldt State University 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.

Geology Student Demographics at Humboldt State University

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

Humboldt State University Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Humboldt State University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Humboldt State University with a bachelor's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

Geological & Earth Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Humboldt State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences 17
Chemical & Physical Oceanography 7

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 CA, the home state for Humboldt State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Geoscientists 4,100 $97,550
Chemistry Professors 1,570 $116,530
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 1,310 $124,250
Hydrologists 730 $99,080

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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