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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 7,821 people earned a degree or certificate in geological and earth sciences, making the major the #96 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in geology at Columbia, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

About 29% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 3 spot on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 25% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly 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 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 5 spot on the list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Of the 6 students majoring in geology at URI, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the geology majors at the school.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate geological and earth sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in geology at UNH, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#8

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate geological and earth sciences programs. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

Of the 4 students majoring in geology at UNO, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#8

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #8, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geological and earth sciences students working on their graduate certificate. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

About 75% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#10

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the geology majors at the school.

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Geological & Earth Sciences by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 39 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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