Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in geology from UH.

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.

UH Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UH Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geology programs across the country. The following shows how UH 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 UH 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
Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	4
	21

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in geology from UH. This makes it the #6 most popular school for geology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UH Geology Graduates

The median salary of geology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $38,637. This is 6% higher than $36,478, which is the national average for all geology bachelor's degree recipients.

Geology Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Geological & Earth Sciences from UH in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Houston with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	13
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UH Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 28 students who graduated with a master’s in geology from UH in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UH also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 31 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Geoscientists	7,810	$150,140
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Chemistry Professors	1,700	$95,070
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	940	$104,760
Hydrologists	310	$78,240

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.