2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You
Geological & Earth Sciences is the #96 most popular major in the country with 7,821 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.
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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Top 10 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for geological and earth sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 64% of the geology majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Of the 9 students majoring in geology at UChicago, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 56% of the geology majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 38% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 63% are male.
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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree geological and earth sciences programs. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
Of the 6 students majoring in geology at IU Bloomington, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for geological and earth sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 17% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 83% are male.
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Northwestern University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in geology at Northwestern, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for geological and earth sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
About 60% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 40% are male.
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Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for geological and earth sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.
Women make up 20% of the geology majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 211 |
| Ohio | 237 |
| Illinois | 140 |
| Indiana | 98 |
| Wisconsin | 130 |
Geological & Earth Sciences Related Majors
One of 8 majors within the area of study, geological and earth sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 19 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).
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