Geological & Earth Sciences at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719.

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.

WCUPA Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

WCUPA Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at WCUPA 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 WCUPA

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

WCUPA Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

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

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WCUPA 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 WCUPA, 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 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	33

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Physics

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Chemistry Professors	1,430	$93,510
Geoscientists	1,210	$108,580
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	890	$94,630

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.