Geological & Earth Sciences at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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 Metropolitan State University of Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086. Of the 3,153 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2021, 10 of them were geological and earth sciences majors.

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.

MSU Denver Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

MSU Denver Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geology progam at MSU Denver compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geology major at MSU Denver 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	65
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	218

Geology Student Demographics at MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in geology from MSU Denver in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at MSU Denver are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver with a bachelor's in geology.

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

MSU Denver also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physics
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Chemistry

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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Geoscientists	2,010	$111,130
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Hydrologists	500	$93,750
Chemistry Professors	410	$87,960
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	380	$94,450

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
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.