by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 6,024 people earned their degree in geology and earth sciences, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 731 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 532 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 79 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geology and earth sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in geology and earth sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree geology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ashland, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Beloit College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Beloit, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at Beloit College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albion College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Albion, Michigan, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lake Superior State University is a small public school situated in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. It awarded 7 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Superior State University Geology & Earth Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Norbert College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region. De Pere, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s geology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Earlham College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Earlham is a small school located in Richmond, Indiana that handed out 3 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at Earlham College
Hanover College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Hanover, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Oberlin College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oberlin is a small school located in Oberlin, Ohio that handed out 8 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at Oberlin College
Augustana College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Augustana College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rock Island, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Ohio Wesleyan University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Delaware, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s geology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Mount Union did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Mount Union is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Alliance, Ohio. It awarded 4 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at University of Mount Union
Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at Wright State University - Main Campus
Ashland University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Ohio. It awarded 9 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hope College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Holland, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at UW - River Falls
Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at Miami University - Oxford
Adrian College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Adrian College is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan that handed out 2 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 8 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Geology & Earth Sciences Report
The College of Wooster came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wooster, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s geology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at The College of Wooster
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Geology & Earth Sciences Report
Indiana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
DePauw University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Greencastle, Indiana, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Denison University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Granville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 48 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
With a ranking of #25, Indiana University - Northwest did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Northwest is a small public school situated in Gary, Indiana. It awarded 2 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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