Geology & Earth Sciences at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geology & Earth Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geology & 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at Vanderbilt are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Vanderbilt Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of geology master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from Vanderbilt, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Geoscientists	200	$77,510
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	80	$82,910
Hydrologists	40	$87,440

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 Dansan4444 under License

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