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Geological & Earth Sciences at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

If you plan to study geological and earth sciences, take a look at what The University of Texas of the Permian Basin has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 5,530. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

UT Permian Basin Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geology

UT Permian Basin Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Geology Student Demographics at UT Permian Basin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

UT Permian Basin Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of geology master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from UT Permian Basin, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Geoscientists 7,810 $150,140
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Chemistry Professors 1,700 $95,070
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 940 $104,760
Hydrologists 310 $78,240

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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