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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Utah

9 Colleges
$34,946 Avg Salary
$19,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

With 124 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #91 most popular major in Utah.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Utah to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in Utah for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, geology graduates from U of U take out $19,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for geological and earth sciences students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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The excellent programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in Utah. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great place for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Weber State University

#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

The excellent programs at Southern Utah University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in Utah. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Utah Valley University

#7

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for geological and earth sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Westminster College Utah

#8

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Salt Lake Community College

#9

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Snow College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geological and earth sciences programs. Located in the town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Snow College

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 213
Idaho 65
Montana 77
Wyoming 46

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 9 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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