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Geological & Earth Sciences at Utah Valley University

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

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 geology majors received their bachelor's degree from UVU.

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.

UVU Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

UVU Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at UVU 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 UVU

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

UVU Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 geology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UVU. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in geology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 Utah Valley University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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