Geology & Earth Sciences at Odessa College

Every geology & 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 Odessa College stacks up to those at other schools.

Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 7,019.

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.

Odessa College Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Geology

Online Classes Are Available at Odessa College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Odessa College does offer online courses in geology for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

Odessa College Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

Geology Student Demographics at Odessa College

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

Odessa College Geology & Earth Sciences Associate’s Program

50% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geology associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Odessa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in geology graduates 76% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Odessa College with a associate's in geology.

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

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 TX, the home state for Odessa College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Geoscientists	7,810	$150,140
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	940	$104,760
Hydrologists	310	$78,240

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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