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Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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$36,471 Avg Salary
$23,383 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #115 most popular major in South Dakota with 13 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Geological & Earth Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for geology majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota School of Mines and Technology the most popular school in South Dakota for geological and earth sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

Women make up 50% of the geology majors at the school.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

One of 8 majors within the area of study, geological and earth sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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