Geological & Earth Sciences at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and has a total student population of 25,714.

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.

OHIO Athens Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

OHIO Athens Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at OHIO Athens 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 OHIO Athens

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at Ohio University - Athens Campus.

OHIO Athens Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

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

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at OHIO Athens 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a bachelor's in geology.

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

OHIO Athens Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of geology master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from OHIO Athens, 88% 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a master's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

If you plan to be a geology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio University - Athens Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	21

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 OH, the home state for Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Chemistry Professors	850	$98,380
Geoscientists	310	$75,600
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	240	$107,080
Hydrologists	240	$79,680

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 Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.