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2023 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #96 most popular major in the country with 7,821 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the geology bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for geological and earth sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Out of the 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geological and earth sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree geological and earth sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Hope College

Holland, MI

With a ranking of #9, Hope College did quite well on this year’s best schools for geological and earth sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Hope is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Holland.

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Illinois State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best geological and earth sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 211
Ohio 237
Illinois 140
Indiana 98
Wisconsin 130

One of 8 majors within the area of study, geological and earth sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong.

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