2024 Best Geology & Earth Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region
16
Colleges in the Southwest Region
780
Geology Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #125 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for geology & earth sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 780 degrees in geology & earth sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Geology & Earth Sciences School
Your choice of geology & earth sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Geology & Earth Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Geology & Earth Sciences Degree Level
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Best Schools for Geology & Earth Sciences in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of geology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Geology
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
108
Geology Degrees Awarded
Texas A&M University - College Station is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in geology & earth sciences. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 108 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TX
50
Geology Degrees Awarded
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in geology & earth sciences. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 50 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AZ
48
Geology Degrees Awarded
University of Arizona is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in geology & earth sciences. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 48 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
60
Geology Degrees Awarded
University of Houston is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in geology & earth sciences. UH is a very large public university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.
There were approximately 60 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OK
Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 30 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In OK
University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman. A Best Colleges rank of #140 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were about 29 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In TX
UTSA is a very large public university located in the large city of San Antonio. This university ranks 25th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 26 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In TX
47
Geology Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 47 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In AZ
Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 19 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.
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