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Geology & Earth Sciences at North Carolina State University

Geology & Earth Sciences at North Carolina State University

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

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042.

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.

NC State Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

NC State Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at NC State 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 NC State

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

NC State Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at NC State 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Geoscientists 430 $71,830
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 330 $89,940
Hydrologists 170 $71,450

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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