2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in Idaho

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 “Most Well Attended Geology Major in Idaho for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geology & Earth Sciences is the 125th most popular major in the country with 6,024 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Idaho, there were 49 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,320 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Geology Major in Idaho for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in geology and earth sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular geology and earth sciences programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Geology Major in Idaho for a Doctorate

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

Top 3 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in Idaho

1

University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

#3 overall quality in Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major in Idaho for a Doctorate list. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 2 doctorate’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%.

Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at University of Idaho

2

Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

#1 overall quality in Idaho

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Geology Major in Idaho for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geology students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at Boise State University

3

Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

#6 overall quality in Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major in Idaho for a Doctorate list. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at Idaho State University

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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