Geological & Earth Sciences at Northern Arizona University

What traits are you looking for in a geology school? To help you decide if Northern Arizona University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's geology program.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566.

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.

NAU Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology
• Master’s Degree in Geology

NAU Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at NAU 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 NAU

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

NAU Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at NAU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NAU Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of geology master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from NAU, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a master's in geology.

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

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

The following geology concentations are available at Northern Arizona University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Arizona University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	26

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Other Physical Science
• Physics
• 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Natural Sciences Managers	1,060	$101,790
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	680	$100,900
Geoscientists	420	$77,650
Hydrologists	220	$72,380
Chemistry Professors	210	$89,380

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.