Geological & Earth Sciences at Northern Arizona University

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 Northern Arizona University stacks up to those at other schools.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. In 2021, 20 geology majors received their bachelor's degree from NAU.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks geology programs across the country. The following shows how NAU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	121

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in geology from NAU. This makes it the #91 most popular school for geology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Geology Graduates from NAU Make?

The median salary of geology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $30,133. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,478 for all geology students.

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

Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Geological & Earth Sciences from NAU in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at NAU 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NAU Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 6 geology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NAU, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from NAU, 83% were white. This is above average 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	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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.