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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$7,380 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,726 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 263 degrees and certificates were awarded to geological and earth sciences students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #79 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Geological & Earth Sciences

$4,367 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for geological and earth sciences students. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCU are $4,367 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year. The average amount in student loans that geology majors at NC State take out is $22,234.

NC State also took the #5 spot in our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ECU also is in the top 10% of our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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The excellent programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Appalachian State are $7,410 per year. On average, geology graduates from Appalachian State take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $190.

In addition to its great value ranking, Appalachian State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in North Carolina list.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNCW are $7,238 per year. The average amount in student loans that geology majors at UNCW take out is $23,844.

UNCW excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in North Carolina list.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value geological and earth sciences programs. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year. After completing their degree, geology graduates from UNC Charlotte carry an average student debtload of $24,891.

UNC Charlotte also claimed a spot on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for geological and earth sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #4 spot in our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 92
Virginia 144
Florida 221
Tennessee 189
Kentucky 44
South Carolina 64
Louisiana 141
Arkansas 45
Alabama 38
Mississippi 217
West Virginia 61

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 7 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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