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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$8,797 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,807 Avg Salary

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

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #82 most popular major in Texas with 674 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Texas 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for geology majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - Kingsville the best value school in Texas for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M Kingsville are $6,157 a year.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

UH graduate students pay an average of $9,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great value for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $12,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for geology in Texas.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #5.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree geological and earth sciences programs. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $7,166 per year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $9,479 per year.

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The University of Texas at Dallas 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 #8 on the list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Dallas are $15,088 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Dallas also did well on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baylor are $37,674 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Baylor also is in the top 15% of our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.

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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
Arizona 113
Oklahoma 95
New Mexico 72

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 9 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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