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Geological & Earth Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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Geological & Earth Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

What traits are you looking for in a geology school? To help you decide if The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's geology program.

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and approximately 11,728 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,139 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga in 2021, 9 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.

UT Chattanooga Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

UT Chattanooga Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geology major at UT Chattanooga 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
Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 152

Geology Student Demographics at UT Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 geology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Chattanooga. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at UT Chattanooga 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 Tennessee - Chattanooga 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 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UT Chattanooga 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Natural Sciences Managers 500 $111,670
Chemistry Professors 430 $78,970
Geoscientists 200 $77,510
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 80 $82,910
Hydrologists 40 $87,440

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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