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

6 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Texas, there were 663 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking looked at 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The geology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas”.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in Texas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Geology & Earth Sciences Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at UH

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geology students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Tech University Geology & Earth Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree geology students list, UTEP has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso

#5 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at UT Dallas

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree geology students list, Baylor has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936.

Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at Baylor

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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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