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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$16,322 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,185 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 70 degrees and certificates were awarded to geological and earth sciences students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #80 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the best value school in Rhode Island for geological and earth sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

URI graduate students pay an average of $16,322 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, URI is ranked #4 for overall quality for geology in Rhode Island.

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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 153
Connecticut 104
New Hampshire 135
Maine 61
Vermont 21

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

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 values are for the top school 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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