2024 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in geological & earth sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #82 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of geological & earth sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 80 master's degrees in geological & earth sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Geological & Earth Sciences School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of geological & earth sciences for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality geology program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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 consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to geological & earth sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of geological & earth sciences 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for geological & earth sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geological & earth sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for geological & earth sciences students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Geological & Earth Sciences Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Geological & Earth Sciences in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in geological & earth sciences.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Geology

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

7 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Connecticut if you wish to pursue a master's degree in geological & earth sciences. UCONN is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs.More information about a master’s in geological & earth sciences from University of Connecticut

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

7 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a wonderful choice for students interested in a master's degree in geological & earth sciences. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Amherst.More information about a master’s in geological & earth sciences from University of Massachusetts Amherst

3

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Rhode Island if you wish to pursue a master's degree in geological & earth sciences. URI is a large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston.More information about a master’s in geological & earth sciences from University of Rhode Island

4

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, NH

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in geological & earth sciences needs to look into University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. UNH is a large public university located in the small suburb of Durham.More information about a master’s in geological & earth sciences from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best geological & earth sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	16
Connecticut	153	14
Rhode Island	127	25
New Hampshire	108	16
Vermont	91	3
Maine	90	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geology

Geological & Earth Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Geology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences	46
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	31
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences	2
Geophysics & Seismology	1

Majors Similar to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	180
Physics	178
Astronomy & Astrophysics	15
General Physical Sciences	13
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	11
Materials Sciences	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong. More about our data sources and methodologies.