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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Florida

11 Colleges
$38,434 Avg Salary
$18,372 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #125 most popular major in Florida with 221 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Florida 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Florida - Main Campus the most popular school in Florida for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that geology majors at USF Tampa take out is $24,441.

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#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Florida list. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

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

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in Florida. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that geology majors at UF take out is $15,337.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for geological and earth sciences students. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Florida International University Report

#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geological and earth sciences programs. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #7, University of Florida-Online did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geological and earth sciences students. UF Online is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

On average, geology graduates from UF Online take out $15,337 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Florida Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geological and earth sciences programs. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, FL

Eckerd College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for geological and earth sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Petersburg, Eckerd is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The University of West Florida ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 92
Virginia 144
North Carolina 263
Tennessee 189
Kentucky 44
South Carolina 64
Louisiana 141
Arkansas 45
Alabama 38
Mississippi 217
West Virginia 61

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 11 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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