2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geochemistry (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 34 people earned their degree in geochemistry, making the major the 1104th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 geochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geochemistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geochemistry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geochemistry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Geochemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree geochemistry students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geochemistry (With Aid)

#1

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California

#1 in overall quality

$56,649 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s geochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Caltech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$39,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #2 spot on the list. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geochemistry degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mines, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800.

Read full report on Geochemistry at Colorado School of Mines

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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