Geological & Earth Sciences at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 5,530.

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 Permian Basin Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UT Permian Basin Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at UT Permian Basin 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 UT Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Permian Basin Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of geology master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

The following geology concentations are available at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	10

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Geoscientists	7,810	$150,140
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Chemistry Professors	1,700	$95,070
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	940	$104,760
Hydrologists	310	$78,240

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.