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Geological & Earth Sciences at East Carolina University

Geological & Earth Sciences at East 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 East Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year.

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.

ECU Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

ECU Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Geology Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

50% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from ECU, 90% 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 East Carolina University 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 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

Geological & Earth Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences 6
Hydrology & Water Resources Science 3

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 East 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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