Geological & Earth Sciences at University of California - San Diego

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 University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576.

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.

UCSD Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCSD Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at UCSD 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.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCSD Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of geology master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	24
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

The following geology concentations are available at University of California - San Diego. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	47
Geology & Earth Sciences	27
Geophysics & Seismology	1

Related Majors

• Other Physical Science
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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