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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

128 Colleges
$17,917 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,807 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 7,821 people earned a degree or certificate in geological and earth sciences, making the major the #96 most popular in the United States.

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 Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 128 schools in the United States to see which master'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.

2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the geology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geological and earth sciences schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Delaware came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UD also is in the top 10% of our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.

UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin Report

California State University - Long Beach ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 a year.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree geological and earth sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

Cal Poly Pomona graduate students pay an average of $18,377 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geological and earth sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.

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California State University - Sacramento came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sac State are $18,330 a year.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree geological and earth sciences programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.

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#14

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #14, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 a year.

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With a ranking of #17, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 per year.

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With a ranking of #19, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Geological & Earth Sciences students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
21 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
22 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
23 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
24 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN
25 Iowa State University Ames, IA

Geological & Earth Sciences by Region

View the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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