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Geology & Earth Sciences at Southern Utah University

Geology & Earth Sciences at Southern Utah University

Every geology & 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 Utah University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and has a total student population of 12,582.

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.

Southern Utah University Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Southern Utah University Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at Southern Utah University 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 Southern Utah University

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

Southern Utah University Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Southern Utah University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Utah University with a bachelor's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 UT, the home state for Southern Utah University.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Natural Sciences Managers 1,200 $99,810
Geoscientists 260 $80,970
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 180 $107,950
Hydrologists 70 $86,270

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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