Geological & Earth Sciences at The University of Alabama

If you plan to study geological & earth sciences, take a look at what The University of Alabama has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 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.

UA Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology
• Master’s Degree in Geology

UA Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at UA 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #111 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UA Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of geology master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from UA, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	4
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 The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	21

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Chemistry Professors	280	$80,840
Geoscientists	210	$64,970
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$112,140
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	90	$86,800

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 Deutschlandreform under License

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