Geological & Earth Sciences at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 14,348.

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.

UNH Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNH Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at UNH 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at UNH are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNH Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of geology master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from UNH, 77% 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a master's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

The following geology concentations are available at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	18
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	9
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences	5

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Geoscientists	110	$95,510
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	100	$95,100
Chemistry Professors	90	$102,990
Hydrologists	90	$95,520

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 Kylejtod under License

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