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Geology & Earth Sciences at Brown University

Geology & Earth Sciences at Brown University

Every geology & 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 Brown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948.

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.

Brown Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

Brown Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

57% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of geology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Natural Sciences Managers 70 $132,880
Geoscientists 70 $88,130

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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