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Geological & Earth Sciences at Northland College

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Northland College

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

Northland is located in Ashland, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 570. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in geology from Northland.

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.

Northland Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Northland Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geology progam at Northland 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 Northland 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
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 2
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 102
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 176

Geology Student Demographics at Northland

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

Northland Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
Of the 14 geology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Northland, about 21% were men and 79% were women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Northland 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 Northland College 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 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 Northland College.

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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