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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Utah

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,893 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,946 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

With 124 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #91 most popular major in Utah.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Utah 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Utah

Check out the geology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality in Geological & Earth Sciences

$6,120 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in Utah for geological and earth sciences students. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

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

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
$8,893 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $8,893 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that geology majors at U of U take out is $19,000.

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

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Utah 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
Idaho 65
Montana 77
Wyoming 46

Geological & Earth Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Geology

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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