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Geological & Earth Sciences at Lawrence University

Geological & Earth Sciences at Lawrence University

If you are interested in studying geological & earth sciences, you may want to check out the program at Lawrence University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lawrence U is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 1,430.

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.

Lawrence U Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Lawrence U Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at Lawrence U 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 Lawrence U

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

Lawrence U Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Lawrence U 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 Lawrence 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 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

If you plan to be a geology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lawrence University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences 4
Geology & Earth Sciences 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 WI, the home state for Lawrence University.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Natural Sciences Managers 610 $106,110
Chemistry Professors 400 $81,090
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 300 $95,730
Hydrologists 150 $66,850
Geoscientists 80 $75,110

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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