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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada

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$56,185 Avg Salary

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

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #63 most popular major in Nevada with 69 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the geology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Nevada.

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the most popular school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Nevada. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

Of the 8 students majoring in geology at UNR, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Nevada - Reno Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in Nevada. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 991
Washington 339
Oregon 137
Hawaii 42
Alaska 37

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

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 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.

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