2024 Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

a master's degree in geology & earth sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #131 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 master's degrees in geology & earth sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 - How many other geology & earth sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Geology & Earth Sciences Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Geology & Earth Sciences in Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in geology & earth sciences.

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in Geology

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a master's degree in geology & earth sciences. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.More information about a master’s in geology & earth sciences from Virginia Tech

2

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in geology & earth sciences has to look into George Mason University. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in geology & earth sciences from George Mason University

Best Geology & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Geology & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	19
Georgia	370	7
North Carolina	334	38
Tennessee	313	33
Kentucky	268	6
South Carolina	260	7
Alabama	258	11
Louisiana	250	29
Mississippi	243	84
Arkansas	187	9
West Virginia	164	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geology

One of 7 majors within the Geological & Earth Sciences area of study, Geology & Earth Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong. More about our data sources and methodologies.