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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$28,919 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Check out the geology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Geological & Earth Sciences

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Lowell to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

UMass Lowell graduate students pay an average of $26,990 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at URI are $29,774 a year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Rhode Island Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNH are $29,992 per year.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best geological and earth sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 153
Connecticut 104
New Hampshire 135
Maine 61
Rhode Island 70
Vermont 21

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 3 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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