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Geology & Earth Sciences at University of Iowa

Geology & Earth Sciences at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geology & Earth Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

Iowa Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at Iowa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geology & 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Iowa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Iowa Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of geology master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from Iowa, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $127,440
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 50 $104,200
Geoscientists 50 $71,490

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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