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Geological & Earth Sciences at Western Carolina University

Geological & Earth Sciences at Western Carolina University

Every geological & earth sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geology program at Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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.

WCU Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

WCU Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at WCU 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 WCU

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

WCU Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology at WCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in geology.

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

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences 9

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Chemistry Professors 960 $85,800
Geoscientists 430 $71,830
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 330 $89,940
Hydrologists 170 $71,450

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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