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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Nevada

5 Colleges
$39,765 Avg Salary
$22,855 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Nevada ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Nevada to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Las Vegas the most popular school in Nevada for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that geology majors at UNLV take out is $22,855.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Reno is a great place for geological and earth sciences students. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truckee Meadows Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Nevada list. Located in the large city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Basin College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Nevada list. Located in the town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of Southern Nevada is a great place for geological and earth sciences students. CSN is a very large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 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 5 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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