by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 North Carolina, there were 214 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in North Carolina. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in North Carolina. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s geology students 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 full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in North Carolina. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s geology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. East Carolina University is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 masters’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Geology & Earth Sciences Report
With a ranking of #6, Duke University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in North Carolina list. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 12 masters’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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