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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$10,347 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,737 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

With 114 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #109 most popular major in Missouri.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Missouri 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. 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 Missouri

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

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Geological & Earth Sciences

$8,294 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in Missouri for geological and earth sciences students. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Geology majors at Missouri State take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

$11,475 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $11,475 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Missouri - Columbia

$11,271 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMKC are $11,271 a year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 133
Kansas 71
Iowa 54
Nebraska 18
North Dakota 12
South Dakota 13

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.

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