by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Geology & Earth Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Geological & Earth Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Carleton College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in geology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The geology major at Carleton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
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Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,968 | $58,968 |
| Fees | $384 | $384 |
| Books and Supplies | $901 | $901 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,147 | $15,147 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,700 | $1,700 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Geology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Carleton took out an average of $12,500 in student loans. That is 47% lower than the national average of $23,375.
geology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Carleton make an average of $14,318 a year during the early days of their career. That is 58% lower than the national average of $33,786.
Online degrees for the Carleton geology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Carleton Online Learning page.
About 64.7% of the students who received their BS in geology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in geology at Carleton in 2019-2020, 11.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Geological & Earth Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geology & Earth Sciences | 17 |
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*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.
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