Geology & Earth Sciences at Wellesley College
If you are interested in studying geology & earth sciences, you may want to check out the program at Wellesley College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,280.
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.
Wellesley Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Geology
Wellesley Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings
The geology major at Wellesley 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.
Geology Student Demographics at Wellesley
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at Wellesley College.
Wellesley Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Wellesley College with a bachelor's in geology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
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 MA, the home state for Wellesley College.
Occupation | Jobs in MA | Average Salary in MA |
---|---|---|
Natural Sciences Managers | 4,040 | $183,490 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors | 420 | $137,740 |
Geoscientists | 400 | $87,650 |
Hydrologists | 100 | $73,640 |
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 Jared and Corin under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.