Geology Degree

The geology degree program at Upper Valley Educators Institute will help students gain knowledge in the earth sciences, including the behavior of solids, liquids, and gases that compromise the earth, as well as the forces that act upon it. Students who graduate the geology degree program may follow a career path in paleontology, stratigraphy, geological mapping, and more. Courses include instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, and geophysical principles. Get more details below including other New Mexico colleges that offer geology degrees.

Upper Valley Educators Institute (UVEI, UVTI)

3410 Aztec Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM

For over forty years, the Upper Valley Educators Institute has been helping talented adults with wide-ranging experience become great teachers.

UVEI differs from most traditional schools of education. The percentage of time allotted to academic theory (80%) and classroom practice (20%) is reversed. Each intern works four days a week, full time, in a classroom with a master mentor teacher.

UVEI is a competency-based program, each to be demonstrated by the intern at the level expected of a beginning teacher. That is how interns graduate from the program and receive certification. No exams or other end-game rituals are required.

Programs Offered

• Teacher Internships
• Principal Internships
• Masters Program

Career Options for Graduates

Natural Sciences Managers

Description

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, natural sciences managers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 3.3% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Albuquerque, NM
  • Total Employment: 180
  • Average Hourly Rate: $51.33
  • Average Annual Salary: $106760

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Description

Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, crystallographers, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 10.5% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Albuquerque, NM
  • Total Employment: 120
  • Average Hourly Rate: $39.45
  • Average Annual Salary: $82060

Hydrologists

Description

Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation, its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and its return to the ocean and atmosphere.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, hydrologists employment is expected to grow at a rate of 6.9% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Albuquerque, NM
  • Total Employment: 140
  • Average Hourly Rate: $38.76
  • Average Annual Salary: $80630

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).