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Geological & Earth Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo

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Geological & Earth Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo

If you are interested in studying geological and earth sciences, you may want to check out the program at Brigham Young University - Provo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in geology.

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.

BYU Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geology

BYU Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Geology Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

27% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geology program at BYU awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 73% of these degrees went to men with the other 27% going to women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from BYU, 91% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Natural Sciences Managers 1,200 $99,810
Geoscientists 260 $80,970
Chemistry Professors 230 $94,160
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 180 $107,950
Hydrologists 70 $86,270

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*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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