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Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Iowa

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Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Iowa

Every geological and 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 University of Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

Iowa Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

Iowa Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

56% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in geology from Iowa. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from Iowa, 78% 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 22% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa 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 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $127,440
Chemistry Professors 240 $94,470
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 50 $104,200
Geoscientists 50 $71,490

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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