2024 Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
12
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
73
Doctor's Degrees
Ranked #55 in popularity,
geology & earth sciences is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 73 doctor's degrees in geology & earth sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Geology & Earth Sciences School for Your Doctor's Degree
Your choice of geology & earth sciences for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality geology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on geology & earth sciences students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of geology & earth sciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geology & earth sciences related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for geology & earth sciences students working on their doctor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Geology & Earth Sciences Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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