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Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year.

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.

UL Lafayette Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at UL Lafayette 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #111 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette 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 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UL Lafayette Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

47% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of geology master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from UL Lafayette, 71% 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a master's in geology.

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

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

If you plan to be a geology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences 26
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences 1

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Geoscientists 910 $109,700
Natural Sciences Managers 320 $94,850
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 40 $113,300

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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