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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,200 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,344 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #68 most popular major in Idaho with 65 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 Schools in Idaho ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Idaho to see which 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 Schools in Idaho

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

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality in Geological & Earth Sciences

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in Idaho for geological and earth sciences students. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.

BYU - I also made our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #2.

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#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$8,340 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in Idaho. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $8,340 per year.

U of I also made our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #5.

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$8,060 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great value for geological and earth sciences students. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boise State are $8,060 a year. After completing their degree, geology graduates from Boise State carry an average student debtload of $27,760.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Boise State University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 213
Utah 124
Montana 77
Wyoming 46

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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