Geological & Earth Sciences at Sierra College

Every geological & 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 Sierra College stacks up to those at other schools.

Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and approximately 17,503 students attend the school each year.

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.

Sierra College Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Geology

Sierra College Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Geology Student Demographics at Sierra College

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

Sierra College Geological & Earth Sciences Associate’s Program

43% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of geology associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in geology at Sierra College are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Sierra College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in geology graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Sierra College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 CA, the home state for Sierra College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Geoscientists	4,100	$97,550
Chemistry Professors	1,570	$116,530
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	1,310	$124,250
Hydrologists	730	$99,080

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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