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Geological & Earth Sciences at Sonoma State University

If you are interested in studying geological and earth sciences, you may want to check out the program at Sonoma State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and has a total student population of 8,018. Of the 2,038 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sonoma State University in 2021, 13 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.

SSU Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

SSU Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at SSU 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 SSU

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

SSU Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in geology from SSU. About 62% were men and 38% were women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at SSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Sonoma State 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 2
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 Sonoma State University.

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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