Geological & Earth Sciences at University of St Thomas Minnesota

What traits are you looking for in a geology school? To help you decide if University of St Thomas Minnesota is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's geology program.

UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 9,792. Of the 1,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of St Thomas Minnesota in 2021, 5 of them were geological and earth sciences majors.

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.

UST MN Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

UST MN Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geology progam at UST MN compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UST MN 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 Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	278
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	307
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Schools	374

Geology Student Demographics at UST MN

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

UST MN Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The geology program at UST MN awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at UST MN are white. This is below 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 St Thomas Minnesota with a bachelor's in geology.

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

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

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 MN, the home state for University of St Thomas Minnesota.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Chemistry Professors	380	$86,150
Hydrologists	320	$75,110
Geoscientists	270	$78,410
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	90	$93,780

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.