by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geophysics Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 243 people earned their degree in geophysics and seismology, making the major the 757th most popular in the United States.
Across Texas, there were 67 geophysics and seismology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 geophysics and seismology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geophysics Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in geophysics and seismology. That schools that top this list have a program in geophysics and seismology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geophysics Major in Texas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree geophysics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geophysics Major in Texas list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s geophysics degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geophysics Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s geophysics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geophysics Major in Texas list. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s geophysics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geophysics Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geophysics degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Geophysics & Seismology at Texas A&M College Station
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geophysics Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s geophysics students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geophysics & Seismology at Southern Methodist University
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