Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

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

UPR Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 12,825. In 2021, 9 geology majors received their bachelor's degree from UPR Mayaguez.

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.

UPR Mayaguez Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

UPR Mayaguez Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geology programs across the country. The following shows how UPR Mayaguez performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geology major at UPR Mayaguez 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	182
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Schools	186
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	192

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in geology from UPR Mayaguez. This is the #193 most popular school for geology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Geology Student Demographics at UPR Mayaguez

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

UPR Mayaguez Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 geology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UPR Mayaguez, about 44% were men and 56% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 78% 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 Puerto Rico - Mayaguez with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UPR Mayaguez also has a doctoral program available in geology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences
• Materials Sciences
• 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 PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 NitroPR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.