Geological & Earth Sciences at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915.

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.

UNCW Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNCW Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at UNCW 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 UNCW

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

UNCW Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at UNCW 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNCW Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

41% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of geology master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from UNCW, 86% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
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 North Carolina at Wilmington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	33
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	15

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Chemistry Professors	960	$85,800
Geoscientists	430	$71,830
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	330	$89,940
Hydrologists	170	$71,450

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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