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Geological & Earth Sciences at United States Coast Guard Academy

Geological & Earth Sciences at United States Coast Guard Academy

Every geological & 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 United States Coast Guard Academy stacks up to those at other schools.

USCGA is located in New London, Connecticut and approximately 1,056 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.

USCGA Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

USCGA Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at USCGA 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 USCGA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at United States Coast Guard Academy.

USCGA Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at USCGA are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 United States Coast Guard Academy with a bachelor's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

Geological & Earth Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at United States Coast Guard Academy. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical & Physical Oceanography 27

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 CT, the home state for United States Coast Guard Academy.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Natural Sciences Managers 650 $179,200
Chemistry Professors 360 $81,680
Geoscientists 140 $85,250

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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