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Geological & Earth Sciences at University of California - Merced

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Geological & Earth Sciences at University of California - Merced

Every geological and 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 University of California - Merced stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and approximately 9,018 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 geology majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Merced.

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.

UC Merced Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

UC Merced Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geology major at UC Merced 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
44
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 62
Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 156
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 185

Earnings of UC Merced Geology Graduates

The median salary of geology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Merced is $40,306. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $36,478 for all geology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Geology Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geology program at UC Merced awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 46% of these degrees went to men with the other 54% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 California - Merced with a bachelor's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UC Merced 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Merced.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Geoscientists 4,100 $97,550
Chemistry Professors 1,570 $116,530
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 1,310 $124,250
Hydrologists 730 $99,080

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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