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2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

9 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$44,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the New England Region” ranking.

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

Across the New England region, there were 345 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geology and earth sciences. 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree geology students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in the New England Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 4 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #9 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at University of Maine

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s geology students in 2019-2020.

Boston College also made our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

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#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s geology degrees to qualified students.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#7

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Boston University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s geology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree geology students list, Boston U has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston University Geology & Earth Sciences Report

#8

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality

Dartmouth College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 2 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree geology students list, Dartmouth has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth College are $58,120.

Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at Dartmouth College

#9

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Brown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 10 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.

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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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