Geological & Earth Sciences at Williams College

Every geological and 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 Williams College stacks up to those at other schools.

Williams is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,987. In 2021, 11 geology majors received their bachelor's degree from Williams.

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.

Williams Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

Williams Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geology programs across the country. The following shows how Williams performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geology major at Williams 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools	10
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
	87
Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools	203

Geology Student Demographics at Williams

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

Williams Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The geology program at Williams awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Williams College with a bachelor's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Physics
• Chemistry

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 Williams College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Chemistry Professors	870	$104,780
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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.