2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in Wisconsin

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Geology & Earth Sciences is the 101st most popular major in the country with 7,036 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Wisconsin, there were 173 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geology and earth sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW - Madison Geology & Earth Sciences Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #2 spot on the list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at UWM

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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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