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Colby College BS in Geological & Earth Sciences

9 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

The 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 Colby College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in geology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Colby BS in Geology

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The geology major at Colby 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.

Here are some of the other rankings for Colby.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences43
Most Focused Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences63
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences226
Most Popular Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences261

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Geology from Colby Cost?

$59,430 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Colby Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$56,930$56,930
Fees$2,500$2,500
Books and Supplies$850$850
On Campus Room and Board$15,295$15,295
On Campus Other Expenses$850$850

Learn more about Colby tuition and fees.

Does Colby Offer an Online BS in Geology?

Online degrees for the Colby 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 Colby Online Learning page.

Colby Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Geology

9 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
22.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 9 bachelor’s degrees in geology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in geology in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in geology at Colby in 2019-2020, 22.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 23%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White6
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BS in Geology Focus Areas at Colby

Geological & Earth Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences9

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geological and earth sciences.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Chemistry14
Physics16

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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.

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