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2023 Most Popular Online Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Out of all the majors we analyze each year, geological and earth sciences was ranked #96 in the country. In fact 7,821 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for geology majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the most popular school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Emporia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in the Plains States Region . ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Emporia State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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Explore the most popular online geological and earth sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 114
Minnesota 133
Kansas 71
Iowa 54
Nebraska 18
North Dakota 12
South Dakota 13

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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