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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$20,658 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,807 Avg Salary

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

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #103 most popular major in Michigan with 211 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Geological & Earth Sciences

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Michigan State University

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WMU are $17,807 per year.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Western Michigan University

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geological and earth sciences schools in Michigan. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U-M are $25,230 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #1 for overall quality for geology in Michigan.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Wayne State University Report

Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 237
Illinois 140
Indiana 98
Wisconsin 130

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 4 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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