A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems.
| A major in Geology/Earth Science, General is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 12
Illinois
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Geology/Earth Science, General among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Augustana College
Rock Island, IL | 8
(1.5%) |  |  | |
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| | Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL | 3
(0.5%) | | | |
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| | Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL | 15
(0.4%) | |  | |
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| | University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL | 12
(0.4%) | | | |
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| | Illinois State University
Normal, IL | 14
(0.3%) | | | |
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| | Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL | 6
(0.2%) | |  | |
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| | Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL | 5
(0.2%) | | | |
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| | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL | 15
(0.2%) | | | |
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| | Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL | 3
(0.2%) |  | | |
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| | Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL | 7
(0.2%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.