2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geophysics & Seismology (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geophysics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Geophysics & Seismology is the 674th most popular major in the country with 251 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 9 geophysics and seismology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 geophysics and seismology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geophysics and seismology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geophysics and seismology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Geophysics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Geophysics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree geophysics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geophysics & Seismology (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$56,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geophysics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. MIT is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 1 masters’s geophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geophysics & Seismology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geophysics & Seismology (Income $75-$110k)

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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