Geological & Earth Sciences at Trinity University

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

Trinity U is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 2,677 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 geology majors received their bachelor's degree from Trinity U.

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.

Trinity U Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Trinity U Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geology progam at Trinity U 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 Trinity U 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 Schools	65
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	182
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools	233

Geology Student Demographics at Trinity U

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

Trinity U Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in geology from Trinity U in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% 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 Trinity University with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Physics

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 Trinity University.

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 Spiritexplorer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.