2024 Best Geophysics & Seismology Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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Geophysics Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity,
geophysics & seismology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #757 out of 1506 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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for geophysics & seismology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 degrees in geophysics & seismology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Geophysics & Seismology School
Your choice of geophysics & seismology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for geophysics & seismology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Geophysics & Seismology Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Geophysics & Seismology Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Geophysics & Seismology in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the geophysics degree levels they offer.
10 Top Far Western US Region Schools in Geophysics
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Any student who is interested in geophysics & seismology needs to look into Stanford University. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 geophysics & seismology students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in geophysics & seismology. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 geophysics & seismology students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
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University of California - Berkeley is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in geophysics & seismology. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were about 13 geophysics & seismology students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's hard to beat California Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in geophysics & seismology. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Caltech is a great school overall.
There were about 9 geophysics & seismology students who graduated with this degree at Caltech in the most recent year we have data available.
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Highest Degree Type
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Most Popular In CA
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 geophysics & seismology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
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