2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences in the Southwest Region

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In 2019-2020, 890 people earned their degree in other geological and earth sciences/geosciences, making the major the 464th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 18 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other geological and earth sciences/geosciences programs and cost less that 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$25,807 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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