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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah

2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,893 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,471 Avg Salary

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

With 124 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #91 most popular major in Utah.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Utah to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for geology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Geological & Earth Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in Utah for geological and earth sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geological and earth sciences schools in Utah. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $8,893 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U of U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 213
Idaho 65
Montana 77
Wyoming 46

Geological & Earth Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

  • 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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