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Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Houston

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Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 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.

UH Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geology
  • Doctorate Degree in Geology

UH Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

32% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 28 students who graduated with a master’s in geology from UH in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

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In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 14
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 University of Houston.

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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