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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in New York

42 Colleges
$32,336 Avg Salary
$22,898 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #106 most popular major in New York with 573 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 42 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, geology majors at Columbia accumulate an average of around $10,000 in student debt.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Geology majors at University at Buffalo take out an average of $23,296 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University at Buffalo Report

#3

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 42 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 4 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in New York list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#5

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

Out of the 42 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY New Paltz landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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#8

SUNY Geneseo

Geneseo, NY

SUNY Geneseo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for geological and earth sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, geology majors at SUNY Geneseo accumulate an average of around $24,500 in student debt.

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#8

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in New York list. QC is a large public school located in the large city of Queens.

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#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #10, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geological and earth sciences students. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 509
Maryland 109
New Jersey 122
District of Columbia 5
Delaware 22

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

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 30 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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