2024 Best Geophysics & Seismology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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Colleges in the Southwest Region
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Master's Degrees
When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in
geophysics & seismology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #575 out of 1172 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geophysics & Seismology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 master's degrees in geophysics & seismology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Geophysics & Seismology School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of geophysics & seismology for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality geophysics program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on geophysics & seismology students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of geophysics & seismology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geophysics & seismology related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for geophysics & seismology students working on their master's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The geophysics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Geophysics & Seismology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.
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