Geological & Earth Sciences at Radford University

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

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,766 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Radford University in 2021, 6 of them were geological and earth sciences majors.

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.

Radford Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Radford Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geology major at Radford 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	232
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Schools	304

Geology Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 geology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Radford, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Radford are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Radford University with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• 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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Chemistry Professors	820	$78,160
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	500	$93,310
Geoscientists	320	$96,290
Hydrologists	60	$90,330

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 Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.