2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geochemistry in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Geochemistry is the 1106th most popular major in the country with 49 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 8 geochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 geochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geochemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in geochemistry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their geochemistry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geochemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geochemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 4 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geochemistry in the Middle Atlantic Region

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SUNY New Paltz
New Paltz, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY New Paltz. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geochemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New Paltz, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geochemistry students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Geochemistry at SUNY New Paltz

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SUNY Oswego
Oswego, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Oswego. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geochemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Oswego, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geochemistry degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY Oswego Geochemistry Report

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SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geochemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Fredonia landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fredonia, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s geochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Geochemistry at SUNY Fredonia

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SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geochemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Geneseo landed the #3 spot on the list. Geneseo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geochemistry degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full SUNY Geneseo Geochemistry Report

• Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geochemistry

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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