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Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

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Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 70 degrees and certificates were awarded to geological and earth sciences students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #80 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the most popular school in Rhode Island for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

About 50% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in Rhode Island. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 55% are male.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Geological & Earth Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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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