Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Kentucky

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 Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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.

UK Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UK Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at UK 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UK Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of geology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from UK, 100% 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 Kentucky with a master's in geology.

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

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

Geological & Earth Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	9

Related Majors

• Physics and Astronomy
• 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Geoscientists	210	$73,230
Chemistry Professors	160	$68,760

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.