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

3 Colleges
$34,405 Avg Salary
$25,612 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online 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 .

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that geology majors at KU take out is $26,469.

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The excellent online 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.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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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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