Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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 Minnesota - Twin Cities stacks up to those at other schools.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

UMN Twin Cities Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of geology master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 73% 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Chemistry Professors	380	$86,150
Hydrologists	320	$75,110
Geoscientists	270	$78,410
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	90	$93,780

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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