Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Oregon

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

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752.

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.

UO Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UO Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at UO 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at UO 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 Oregon with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UO Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Oregon with a master's in geology.

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

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

Geological & Earth Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Oregon. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	28

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610
Geoscientists	330	$74,920
Chemistry Professors	310	$97,780
Hydrologists	290	$86,020
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	180	$102,300

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 Visitor7 under License

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