Geology & Earth Sciences at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every geology & 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 Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142.

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.

UNLV Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

UNLV Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at UNLV 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.

Geology Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

72% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Geoscientists	540	$94,500
Natural Sciences Managers	220	$115,150
Hydrologists	170	$87,640
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	60	$124,010

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
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