Geological & Earth Sciences at Vanderbilt University

Every geological & 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 Vanderbilt University stacks up to those at other schools.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537.

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.

Vanderbilt Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #111 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of geology master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a geology master's degree from Vanderbilt, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	3

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Materials Sciences
• 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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Chemistry Professors	430	$78,970
Geoscientists	200	$77,510
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	80	$82,910
Hydrologists	40	$87,440

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.