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Geology & Earth Sciences at Pacific Lutheran University

Geology & Earth Sciences at Pacific Lutheran University

If you plan to study geology & earth sciences, take a look at what Pacific Lutheran University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,907 students attend the school each year.

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.

PLU Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

PLU Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at PLU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geology & 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 PLU

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

PLU Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at PLU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Pacific Lutheran University 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 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers 1,810 $153,600
Geoscientists 880 $93,710
Hydrologists 380 $88,370
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 370 $95,530

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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