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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$19,393 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,807 Avg Salary

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

With 133 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #101 most popular major in Minnesota.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Minnesota 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.

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 Minnesota

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the best value school in Minnesota for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 per year.

UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #2.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Out of the 2 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMN Duluth are $19,292 a year.

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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 114
Kansas 71
Iowa 54
Nebraska 18
North Dakota 12
South Dakota 13

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 2 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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