Geological & Earth Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University

Every geological and 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 Southern New Hampshire University stacks up to those at other schools.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students received a bachelor's degree in geology from SNHU.

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.

SNHU Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SNHU offers distance education options for geology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SNHU Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geology progam at SNHU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 SNHU 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	210

Geology Student Demographics at SNHU

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

SNHU Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 geology majors earned their bachelor's degree from SNHU. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at SNHU 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 Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Geoscientists	110	$95,510
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	100	$95,100
Chemistry Professors	90	$102,990
Hydrologists	90	$95,520

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.