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2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$41,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Master's in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Geological & Earth Sciences is the 84th most popular major in the country with 8,918 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, geological and earth sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,533 and had an average of $23,531 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 107 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,700 and $24,375 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

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

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geological and earth sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The geology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree geology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 9 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our connecticut master’s degree geology students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCONN has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576.

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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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