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Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the geology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the most popular school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Of the 8 students majoring in geology at Illinois State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Michigan University 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 . WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

About 83% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#3

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 4 spot on the list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Main Campus is a great place for geological and earth sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best geological and earth sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 211
Ohio 237
Illinois 140
Indiana 98
Wisconsin 130

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 6 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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