Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year.

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.

U of U Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

U of U Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at U of U 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

U of U Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from U of U, 83% 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 Utah with a master's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

The following geology concentations are available at University of Utah. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	26
Geophysics & Seismology	6
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences	5
Hydrology & Water Resources Science	2

Related Majors

• Other Physical Science
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Geoscientists	260	$80,970
Chemistry Professors	230	$94,160
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	180	$107,950
Hydrologists	70	$86,270

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 University of Utah under License

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