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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$13,034 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,185 Avg Salary

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

With 113 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #127 most popular major in Arizona.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for geology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Geological & Earth Sciences

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Arizona. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $13,460 per year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ASU - Tempe are $12,608 a year.

ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.

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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 674
Oklahoma 95
New Mexico 72

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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