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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the most popular school in the New England Region for geological and earth sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the geology majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great place for geological and earth sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

Women make up 60% of the geology majors at the school.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Maine Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Upper Valley Educators Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the town of Lebanon, UVEI is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Upper Valley Educators Institute Report

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best geological and earth sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 153
Connecticut 104
New Hampshire 135
Maine 61
Rhode Island 70
Vermont 21

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 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.

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