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2024 Best Geology & Earth Sciences Schools in Wisconsin

6 Colleges in Wisconsin
114 Geology Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in geology & earth sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #125 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geology & Earth Sciences Schools in Wisconsin ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 114 degrees in geology & earth sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Geology & Earth Sciences School

Best Geology & Earth Sciences Schools in Wisconsin Your choice of geology & earth sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for geology & earth sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Geology & Earth Sciences Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Geology
Master's Degrees in Geology
Doctor's Degrees in Geology

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Geology & Earth Sciences Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Geology & Earth Sciences in Wisconsin

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the geology degree levels they offer.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Geology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
46 Geology Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great decision for students interested in a degree in geology & earth sciences. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were about 46 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WI

It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire if you want to pursue a degree in geology & earth sciences. UW - Eau Claire is a large public university located in the city of Eau Claire. A Best Colleges rank of #323 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Eau Claire is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI

University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a good option for students pursuing a degree in geology & earth sciences. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of River Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #467 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - River Falls is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - River Falls in the most recent year we have data available.

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Beloit College
Beloit, WI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WI

Every student pursuing a degree in geology & earth sciences has to check out Beloit College. Beloit is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Beloit. This college ranks 30th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 7 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Beloit in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI

UWM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Milwaukee. This university ranks 19th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 19 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In WI

UW - Parkside is a small public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha. This university ranks 41st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 1 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - Parkside in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In WI

UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Stevens Point. This university ranks 26th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 2 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Geology & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Geology & Earth Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 228
Michigan 915 178
Illinois 870 111
Indiana 737 98

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Geology & Earth Sciences is one of 7 different types of Geological & Earth Sciences programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Hydrology & Water Resources Science 9
Chemical & Physical Oceanography 4
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences 4

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