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

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 155 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geology and earth sciences. 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geology and earth sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree geology students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Geology & Earth Sciences Report

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$56,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts. MIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MIT Geology & Earth Sciences Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geology students in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at Boston U

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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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