Geological & Earth Sciences at University of New Orleans

If you are interested in studying geological & earth sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of New Orleans. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,375.

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.

UNO Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNO Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at UNO 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.

Geology Student Demographics at UNO

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

UNO Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at UNO are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 New Orleans with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNO Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of geology master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from UNO, 60% were white. This is below 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 Orleans with a master's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	17
Hydrology & Water Resources Science	4

Related Majors

• Physics
• 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 LA, the home state for University of New Orleans.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.