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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$10,710 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

With 109 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #105 most popular major in Maryland.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Geological & Earth Sciences

#1

Towson University

Towson, MD
$10,464 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Towson University to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Towson are $10,464 a year.

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$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in Maryland. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year.

UMCP also made our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Maryland - College Park

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 a year.

Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Maryland list.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Johns Hopkins University Report

Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 509
New York 573
New Jersey 122
District of Columbia 5
Delaware 22

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 3 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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