Geological & Earth Sciences at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 geology majors received their bachelor's degree from UCR.

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.

UCR Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology
• Master’s Degree in Geology
• Doctorate Degree in Geology

UCR Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geology programs across the country. The following shows how UCR 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 UCR 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
	55

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in geology from UCR. This makes it the #168 most popular school for geology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #90 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 geology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCR, about 42% were men and 58% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCR Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in geology from UCR. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Riverside with a master's in geology.

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

UCR also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Physics
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Riverside.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.