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2023 Most Popular Online Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

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In 2020-2021, 7,821 people earned a degree or certificate in geological and earth sciences, making the major the #96 most popular in the United States.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Western Michigan University to be the most popular school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the geology majors at the school.

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#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

Of the 4 students majoring in geology at UNO, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Emporia State University is a great place for geological and earth sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 6 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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