Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

If you plan to study geological and earth sciences, take a look at what University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and approximately 5,887 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in geology from UAFS.

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.

UAFS Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

UAFS Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geology programs across the country. The following shows how UAFS performed in these rankings.

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 UAFS 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 Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	354

Geology Student Demographics at UAFS

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

UAFS Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 geology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAFS, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith with a bachelor's in geology.

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

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

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Natural Sciences Managers	270	$109,910
Chemistry Professors	160	$72,560
Geoscientists	90	$67,260
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	70	$70,340

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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.