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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$28,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,036 people earned their degree in geology and earth sciences, making the major the 101st most popular in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 53 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,229 and $177,250 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geology and earth sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geology and earth sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine doctor’s degree geology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s geology degrees to qualified students.

UMaine also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at UMaine

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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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