2022 Best Value Geophysics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geophysics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 251 people earned their degree in geophysics and seismology, making the major the 674th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 9 geophysics and seismology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 geophysics and seismology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geophysics and seismology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geophysics and seismology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Geophysics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Geophysics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geophysics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geophysics & Seismology 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 Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 2 doctorate’s geophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

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

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geophysics & Seismology

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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