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2023 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Nevada

2 Colleges
$59,807 Avg Salary

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

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #63 most popular major in Nevada with 69 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada

The following schools top our list of the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Nevada Schools for a Master's in Geological & Earth Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the best school in Nevada for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Nevada - Reno Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in Nevada. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 991
Washington 339
Oregon 137
Hawaii 42
Alaska 37

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

Majors Similar to Geology

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 2 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).
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