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Geological & Earth Sciences at United States Coast Guard Academy

If you are interested in studying geological and earth sciences, you may want to check out the program at United States Coast Guard Academy. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USCGA is located in New London, Connecticut and approximately 1,056 students attend the school each year. Of the 252 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from United States Coast Guard Academy in 2021, 27 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.

USCGA Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

USCGA Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 1
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 37
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 81

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

44% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in geology from USCGA. About 56% were men and 44% were women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at USCGA are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

USCGA 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 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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