2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences in the Southwest Region

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 “Most Well Attended Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 767 people earned their degree in other geological and earth sciences/geosciences, making the major the 502nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 15 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 1 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other geological and earth sciences/geosciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in other geological and earth sciences/geosciences.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree other geological & earth sciences/geosciences students.

Top 3 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences in the Southwest Region

1

Hardin - Simmons University
Abilene, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hardin - Simmons University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Hardin - Simmons is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Hardin - Simmons Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Report

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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, Texas

#7 overall quality in Southwest

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad 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%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Report

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

#11 overall quality in Southwest

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, 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.

Read full report on Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences at Texas Christian University

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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

• *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.

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