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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in South Carolina (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 South Carolina, there were 72 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geology and earth sciences programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina doctor’s degree geology students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in South Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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