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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Far Western US Region

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Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences is the 502nd most popular major in the country with 767 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 193 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 27 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in other geological and earth sciences/geosciences. That schools that top this list have a program in other geological and earth sciences/geosciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Far Western US Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences at UAA

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - East Bay. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Hayward, California, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences at Cal State East Bay

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #5 spot on the list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SFSU Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Report

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California State University - Chico came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Chico, California, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences at Chico State

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Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

Portland State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Full Portland State University Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Report

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