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Geological & Earth Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Geological & Earth Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geology majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

38% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of geology master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geology master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 75% 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 25% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

If you plan to be a geology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical & Physical Oceanography 9
Geology & Earth Sciences 6

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Chemistry Professors 960 $85,800
Geoscientists 430 $71,830
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 330 $89,940
Hydrologists 170 $71,450

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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