2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Montana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You
In 2020-2021, 77 degrees and certificates were awarded to geological and earth sciences students who went to a Montana college or university. This makes it the #37 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
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 Montana ranking.
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.
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Best Geological & Earth Sciences School
Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University the best value school in Montana for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $7,528 per year. On average, geology graduates from MSU Bozeman take out $25,250 in student loans while working on their degree.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 213 |
Utah | 124 |
Idaho | 65 |
Wyoming | 46 |
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Geological & Earth Sciences Related Majors for Geology
Geological & Earth Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Geology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chemistry | 21,239 |
Physics | 13,674 |
General Physical Sciences | 3,823 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,375 |
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 1,140 |
Notes and References
*These values are for the top school 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).
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