Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 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.

UCONN Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCONN Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of geology master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from UCONN, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

The following geology concentations are available at University of Connecticut. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Connecticut. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	11
Geology & Earth Sciences	4

Related Majors

• 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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Chemistry Professors	360	$81,680
Geoscientists	140	$85,250

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.