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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Nevada

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Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which master's degree 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.

Check out the geology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Nevada.

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the most popular school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Nevada. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

Women make up 25% of the geology majors at the school.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Nevada - Reno Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in geology at UNLV, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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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 2 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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