2022 Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences is the 464th most popular major in the country with 890 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 146 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other geological and earth sciences/geosciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other geological and earth sciences/geosciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other geological and earth sciences/geosciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree other geological & earth sciences/geosciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$16,249 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 18 bachelors’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend FAU is $16,249 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other geological & earth sciences/geosciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$26,518 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Auburn is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 7 bachelors’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn is $26,518 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other geological & earth sciences/geosciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$44,741 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #3 spot on the list. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend U Miami is $44,741 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other geological & earth sciences/geosciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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