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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$15,028 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,807 Avg Salary

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

With 213 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #74 most popular major in Colorado.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for geology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Colorado

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

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

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $13,313 per year.

Colorado State also made our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #2.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geological and earth sciences schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $13,901 per year.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Colorado Boulder Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $13,366 per year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Northern Colorado Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great value for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mines are $19,532 a year.

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

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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 124
Idaho 65
Montana 77
Wyoming 46

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 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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