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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

The Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Wright State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

About 47% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 53% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Michigan Technological 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 . Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

Of the 12 students majoring in geology at Michigan Tech, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 27% of the geology majors at the school.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in geology at Purdue, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Western Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

About 33% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Of the 6 students majoring in geology at IU Bloomington, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

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

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #9, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for geological and earth sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 20% of the geology majors at the school.

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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 27 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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